Delta restarting SEA to ANC and LAS

[General Lee]

Looks like DL wants to play ball in SEA. According to the guys at Airliners dot net, the flight times are out, but will be loaded into the schedule on Saturday? Anyway, it sure is interesting! I think each city pair has one daily flight, probably connections from the Asia flying to Vegas, and there must be big demand from SEA to ANC. (I know JB is also adding a flight)


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[nordo_2]

Looks like DL wants to play ball in SEA. According to the guys at Airliners dot net, the flight times are out, but will be loaded into the schedule on Saturday? Anyway, it sure is interesting! I think each city pair has one daily flight, probably connections from the Asia flying to Vegas, and there must be big demand from SEA to ANC. (I know JB is also adding a flight)


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[General Lee]

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[RNP.15]

Looks like DL wants to play ball in SEA. According to the guys at Airliners dot net, the flight times are out, but will be loaded into the schedule on Saturday? Anyway, it sure is interesting! I think each city pair has one daily flight, probably connections from the Asia flying to Vegas, and there must be big demand from SEA to ANC. (I know JB is also /QUOTE]

Let the games begin.

 

[General Lee]

Looks like DL wants to play ball in SEA. According to the guys at Airliners dot net, the flight times are out, but will be loaded into the schedule on Saturday? Anyway, it sure is interesting! I think each city pair has one daily flight, probably connections from the Asia flying to Vegas, and there must be big demand from SEA to ANC. (I know JB is also /QUOTE]

Let the games begin.

What was that story about NWA parking a 747-200 on the SEA-ANC route the last time they had a fight? Within a couple months somebody came back and said sorry. It will be interesting to watch, no doubt.


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[jbDC9]

The big question is, where does Southwest and Lubbock fit in to this? There has to be a connection, but I don't see it yet...

 

[Mea25000]

I don't think this is a good thing GL... Not for you or me. RA want a merger and he wants it now. He is much more of a pit bull then anyone on the DAL side lets on. AS has not budged on their stance of independence. Now RA seems bent on forcing his will on the AS board.

 

[CesnaCaptn]

I don't think this is a good thing GL... Not for you or me. RA want a merger and he wants it now. He is much more of a pit bull then anyone on the DAL side lets on. AS has not budged on their stance of independence. Now RA seems bent on forcing his will on the AS board.

I'm genuinely curious why you think overlapping a few of Alaska's routes with one flight a day is RA forcing his will on the AS board. AS overlaps DL routes, and we were the ones who encroached on their turf first.

But I agree that something is up with all of this addition DL flying in the west.

 

[CesnaCaptn]

Or maybe RA is trying to prevent one Delta Connection carrier (AS) from dominating a hub again, like Comair once did.

 

[Noserider76]

I'm genuinely curious why you think overlapping a few of Alaska's routes with one flight a day is RA forcing his will on the AS board. AS overlaps DL routes, and we were the ones who encroached on their turf first.

But I agree that something is up with all of this addition DL flying in the west.

I think it's as simple as they are pretty much done building NY and they're now filling the last real hole in the network which would be the West, SEA and LAX.

 

[johnsonrod]

Alaska doesn't want to play ball - so, Delta should just buy VA at a low price and be done with it. Increase SFO and LAX strength and plenty of already-operated Airbus airplanes that could be easliy integrated. Then flood the West Coast with capacity (focus existing VA A319s/20s on connecting the dots within the West Coast and to Delta's major hubs) and use newly acquired 747-400s (rumor) for connections to Asia, Hawaii and Europe from Seattle, Portland and Anchorage. Put a 747-400 with "cheapish" seats on the Portland to Honolulu and Seattle to Honolulu routes. How do you like them apples?????

 

[RNP.15]

Alaska doesn't want to play ball - so, Delta should just buy VA at a low price and be done with it. Increase SFO and LAX strength and plenty of already-operated Airbus airplanes that could be easliy integrated. Then flood the West Coast with capacity (focus existing VA A319s/20s on connecting the dots within the West Coast and to Delta's major hubs) and use newly acquired 747-400s (rumor) for connections to Asia, Hawaii and Europe from Seattle, Portland and Anchorage. Put a 747-400 with "cheapish" seats on the Portland to Honolulu and Seattle to Honolulu routes. How do you like them apples?????

How much money is Delta willing to lose? Good luck.

 

[Noserider76]

Alaska doesn't want to play ball - so, Delta should just buy VA at a low price and be done with it. Increase SFO and LAX strength and plenty of already-operated Airbus airplanes that could be easliy integrated. Then flood the West Coast with capacity (focus existing VA A319s/20s on connecting the dots within the West Coast and to Delta's major hubs) and use newly acquired 747-400s (rumor) for connections to Asia, Hawaii and Europe from Seattle, Portland and Anchorage. Put a 747-400 with "cheapish" seats on the Portland to Honolulu and Seattle to Honolulu routes. How do you like them apples?????

I won't be a war. Both airlines will use the codeshare to drive their own traffic until it warrants a flight on their own aircraft. DL will expand in the West. AS has/will use the codeshare to exand into markets it currently doesn't serve. I think it'll be a win for both.

 

[txav8r]

I think it's as simple as they are pretty much done building NY and they're now filling the last real hole in the network which would be the West, SEA and LAX.

I thought Delta filled that hole back in 1986...when they bought Western. Lots of flights to Alaska, crew bases in SEA, PDX, SFO, LAX,SLC gained in that deal, widely referred to as the best airline merger ever.

 

[General Lee]

How much money is Delta willing to lose? Good luck.

A couple more widebodies a day on the SEA to ANC route would make another airline lose even more. Just sayin.....


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