DL expands SEA further with SEA-SFO flights

[700UW]

Once again, you cant defend your all mighty Delta, so you deflect.
 
If a hub is very profitable you dont pull flights, you add them.

 

[BABABOOY]

Last time I checked this is the Delta Airlines thread and topic is about Delta.

Hello Kettle? your  black.
 
 
 
Nothing like a hypocrite.

 

[700UW]

You should know all too well, I take it you are looking in the mirror again.
 

 

[WorldTraveler]

Once again, you cant defend your all mighty Delta, so you deflect.
 
If a hub is very profitable you dont pull flights, you add them.

you obviously don't understand basic economics.

The goal is to maximize profitability, not operate the greatest number of flights.

DL has demonstrated it knows what it is doing in Asia quite well. Consistent profits and ability to adapt to the marketplace is the proof.

 

[700UW]

You dont shrink to profitability, that has been proven in this industry.

 

[BABABOOY]

700
 
You continue to show your complete ineptness on all issues concerning Delta,
day in and day out.  If anything, you are consistent. 

 

[700UW]

Didnt know you were an airline aviation expert besides a flight attendant.

 

[eolesen]

I didn't really expect that I'd find an example of another carrier leaving the LAX-NRT market this soon but MH is pulling out of LAX on a flight which had a routing of LAX-NRT-KUL.

Perhaps you missed the part where MH joined oneworld?

MH has been contemplating this for a while -- they knew it was better to transfer customers to/from AA & JL than it was to try and operate a competing 3x weekly service on fifth freedom authority.

There was rumor that they'd use the freed up shell to re-launch KUL-TPE-LAX, since there's no oneworld presence between the US and Taiwan. 3x/week is a killer for business traffic, so I doubt it will come to pass (or succeed if they do try it).

 

[robbedagain]

Who's MH?

 

[700UW]

Malaysian Airlines.

 

[robbedagain]

Thank you

 

[700UW]

Yw

 

[WorldTraveler]

so it's ok to say that there is less oneworld service from LAX because they are part of the same alliance?

does MH and AA have ATI and a JBA?

Even if we accept that AA and JL do have ATI/JV on JFK/ORD-NRT, do AA employees sit in the cockpits and serve in the cabins of JL aircraft?

 

[eolesen]

Serious grasping at straws there, WT. Codeshare doesn't need ATI or a JBA.

Isn't codesharing to increase screen presence without committing metal to each and every market the crux of the AS/DL agreement??..

Why is it good when DL does it with DL, but bad when MH does it with JL or AA?........

The customer doesn't usually care about whose employees are in the cockpit, although if I had partners like CA, CZ, MU, SU, VN, OZ, or KE, perhaps there'd be some legitimate cause for concern.

 

[WorldTraveler]

Nothing at all wrong with a codeshare but it is a significant step less than a JBA or on one's own metal.

And it doesn't change that there is less capacity on LAX NRT and it is doubtful that MH will move AA's position enough to make them on par with top tier carriers in terms of revenue.

Speaking of partners, guess you noticed that KE is reducing ATL svc while increasing DFW ICN and LAX GRU service.
KE is a good partner