inflightboi175
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Delta use to do service ORD-LGA on Shuttle Americas e170s a few years back the flights were never full we often went with only 15 passengers. i hope this is a smart move i thought MDW-LGA offered business travelers a alternative to a discount carrier. Any word on who is going to do these flights i went on delta.com it didn't even have it yet offered. Shuttle America currently does all the MDW-LGA flights along with LGA-DCA and weekends they do LGA-BOS.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37505
(Crain's) — Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation’s largest carrier, is moving its Chicago-to-New York service from Midway Airport to O’Hare International Airport starting in June.
As part of the switch, the Atlanta-based airline is turning up the pressure on the popular business route by adding two daily flights to the nine it currently offers.
The expansion by Delta Shuttle, the airline’s regional-jet service, comes just as corporate travel is beginning to pick up again and carriers scramble to win the segment, which is more lucrative than leisure travel.
The move represents a renewed challenge to United Airlines and American Airlines, the dominant carriers at O’Hare, which are heavily dependent on business travelers.
It also signals that airlines that slashed capacity during the downturn may return to their historical pattern of chasing marketshare over profits. Delta also is expanding Delta Shuttle service in Los Angeles, adding flights to San Francisco; Columbus, Ohio; Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Hartford, Conn.
“The addition of Chicago O’Hare to the Delta Shuttle from New York and our ongoing expansion at Los Angeles International Airport underscore Delta’s commitment to providing our customers superior service between America’s preferred business airports,” said Glen Hauenstein, Delta’s executive vice-president for network planning and revenue management.
In Chicago, Delta’s follows a similar shift by Continental two years ago, when the Houston-based carrier stopped flying its regional service to Cleveland and Newark out of Midway in favor of O’Hare. The impact on Midway has been offset by the continued growth of Southwest Airlines, which began daily service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport in June.
Delta will continue to operate flights to other cities out of Midway.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37505
(Crain's) — Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation’s largest carrier, is moving its Chicago-to-New York service from Midway Airport to O’Hare International Airport starting in June.
As part of the switch, the Atlanta-based airline is turning up the pressure on the popular business route by adding two daily flights to the nine it currently offers.
The expansion by Delta Shuttle, the airline’s regional-jet service, comes just as corporate travel is beginning to pick up again and carriers scramble to win the segment, which is more lucrative than leisure travel.
The move represents a renewed challenge to United Airlines and American Airlines, the dominant carriers at O’Hare, which are heavily dependent on business travelers.
It also signals that airlines that slashed capacity during the downturn may return to their historical pattern of chasing marketshare over profits. Delta also is expanding Delta Shuttle service in Los Angeles, adding flights to San Francisco; Columbus, Ohio; Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Hartford, Conn.
“The addition of Chicago O’Hare to the Delta Shuttle from New York and our ongoing expansion at Los Angeles International Airport underscore Delta’s commitment to providing our customers superior service between America’s preferred business airports,” said Glen Hauenstein, Delta’s executive vice-president for network planning and revenue management.
In Chicago, Delta’s follows a similar shift by Continental two years ago, when the Houston-based carrier stopped flying its regional service to Cleveland and Newark out of Midway in favor of O’Hare. The impact on Midway has been offset by the continued growth of Southwest Airlines, which began daily service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport in June.
Delta will continue to operate flights to other cities out of Midway.
