Delta to resume BDL-AMS in April

[ROSWELL41]

Its official, Delta will resume the previously NWA BDL-AMS flight in April 2009.

http://www.courant.com/business/hcu-amsterdamflight-1209,0,3087277.story

 

[iaflyer]

Glad to hear it - I was surprised they pulled it.

Hartford isn't right next to NYC, but Connecticut is a relatively rich state, and it's got to be easier to drive to BDL than JFK or EWR to go overseas. Yet, it's probably easier to drive to JFK/EWR than drive to BDL, wait to board, fly to EWR, switch flights then fly to Europe.

 

[Flying the Line]

Glad to hear it - I was surprised they pulled it.

Hartford isn't right next to NYC, but Connecticut is a relatively rich state, and it's got to be easier to drive to BDL than JFK or EWR to go overseas. Yet, it's probably easier to drive to JFK/EWR than drive to BDL, wait to board, fly to EWR, switch flights then fly to Europe.

Drive to JFK? Guess what Rand McNally, its only 50 miles to Boston.

 

[wmuflyguy]

Drive to JFK? Guess what Rand McNally, its only 50 miles to Boston.

Driving distance.
BDL to BOS 107 miles
BDL TO JFK 134 miles

 

[Flying the Line]

My bad. You are correct .

 

[say again]

Traffic wise, much quicker to drive to Boston.

 

[dbrownie]

Traffic wise, much quicker to drive to Boston.

True, however zero problem with parking at BDL.

DB

 

[Airbus_Driver]

Anyone know if it will be Deta pilots or NWA pilots flying the route?

 

[General Lee]

Anyone know if it will be Deta pilots or NWA pilots flying the route?

It depends on what the trip planners think is more efficient. We have plenty of 757ERs too, and we announced new flights like RDU and PIT to CDG for next Spring also. Those might be done with NWA crews too. It will all be figured out in ATL.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[flap operator]

Seems like it would only make sense to use an NWA 757A for the route. They fly a DTW-AMS segment to bridge the crews to AMS for all the other AMS-non US hub flights.