JB moving ahead of Delta at BOS

[IXLR8]

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JetBlue will surpass Delta as the top carrier at Boston Logan this spring. That's according to The Boston Globe, which writes Delta this week announced it "will stop direct flights to at least six cities from Boston and roll back daily service to two other destinations." With that, the Globe says Delta will end up "surrendering its spot as Logan International Airport's largest carrier based on the number of destinations served ... ." By early June, the Globe says JetBlue "will get the top-dog bragging rights with 31 (nonstop) destinations," which will compare to about 25 by Delta.
As for Delta, the airline says it is dropping some Boston routes as soaring fuel costs start to turn some marginal routes into money-losers. During the past few months, the carrier has already dropped numerous other routes –- and even entire destinations –- as fuel costs have soared. In June, Delta will end nonstop service between Boston and Las Vegas, New Orleans, Savannah, Louisville, Greensboro (N.C.) and Charleston (S.C.).
"Most of it is going to be on your point-to-point flights, flights that aren't routed to our hub and that are served by 50-seat regional jets that are disproportionately impacted by the high cost of fuel," Delta spokeswoman Delta spokeswoman Susan Chana Elliott tells the Globe. She says more cuts are possible, though she tells the Globe Delta could eventually opt bring back some flights on a seasonal basis.

Despite Delta's pullback, the Globe says JetBlue "is betting on robust business in Boston." JetBlue spokesman Sebastian White says: "Despite all the talk of an economic downturn, our Logan flights continue to do quite well. Boston is an affluent and sophisticated market that likes to travel and does so often." (Related post below: JetBlue makes Orlando

 

[Tanker Clown]

Delta just can't compete domestically. They had better hope the likes of Air Tran, Jet Blue, and Southwest don't start competing head to head with them in the international marketplace.

 

[9rj9]

before someone else does

cabin cleaning

 

[737 Pylt]

Delta just can't compete domestically.

True dat!

They had better hope the likes of Air Tran, Jet Blue, and Southwest don't start competing head to head with them in the international marketplace.

Good thing for good coffee serving skills or that Starbucks job might just be out of reach for you!

Hey Einstein.....I don't think DAL has to worry about AT, JB or SW going to Europe, South America, or Africa....

737

 

[Tanker Clown]

Hey Einstein.....I don't think DAL has to worry about AT, JB or SW going to Europe, South America, or Africa....

737

Not yet. It's coming though. Don't worry though, I'm pulling for you Pan Am guys.

 

[IronCityBlue]

Even though Song was a stupid idea (all sub-brand airlines within an airline are and always will be) it is no coinsidence that Son'gs arrival (who'se sole existance was to harrass JetBlue) happened just as JetBlue went from Wall Street darling 18% profit margin machine to losing 45 million per quarter and pulling down routes, selling and deferring planes, etc.

Can Delta and other legacies compete domestically? Of course they can. They have revenue diversity and yield generating abilities than LCC's can only dream of. Their networks and FF programs are infinitely superior as well. But most legacy airlines are huffing off the international crak pipe, which is great short term. But long term they can't afford to give up on domestic. They need it to feed their international if nothing else.

Its great to go where there is less competition and good demand. But that formula is temporary because competition will be everywhere and airlines will need to be able to handel it. Running from competition may please McAdoo the D bag analyist and give the stock a 3 day run up, but in the end you simply can not shrink or hide your way to profitability.

LCC's doing big time international is a tall order and quite a ways off. Legacies need to pounce now while they have an advantage, or they will fuel another LCC resurgance by making domestic capacity so tight the LCC's will start to gain pricing power and momentum that they will use to fund their own international growth next round.

Ditto for pumping billions into regionals. SkyWest WILL be a massive infection Delta will have to deal with at some point. Picture what Indy did bleeding United times 3 or 4 at least. And it will be done with Delta's money. Time to nip that in the bud as well and start airlines' own flying.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, its all about the quarterly report. Scratch all that and stay the course!

 

[BLUE BAYOU]

Don't say Low Costs Carriers are a ways off from flying Internationally. Spirit, out of FLL, now probably flies more flights to the Carribean, South America and Central America than they do domestic after closing their pilot base in DTW. Jetblue plans to have much more intl flying out of MCO with flights already to SDQ, CUN and SKBO coming soon. Jetblue already flies to BDA, SDQ, STI, POP, SXM, AUA, CUN out of JFK-- so we're already there as far as intl flying goes...

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Hey Einstein.....I don't think DAL has to worry about AT, JB or SW going to Europe, South America, or Africa....

737

That's what we got Looftansy for.

 

[Jimmy C. Corn]

Not yet. It's coming though. Don't worry though, I'm pulling for you Pan Am guys.

Is that you in your avatar? If so, you need to quit juicin,' bro. But thanks for your service.

 

[9rj9]

its the grand cycle

Pan Am is replaced by delta, delta is replaced by JetBlue, jetblue will be replaced 20 years down throad by someone else. Go cargo, Americans will pay 20 bucks to overnight a letter but they will connect though east bumfreak on a 50 seat rj to save 10.

 

[Kharma Police]

Is that you in your avatar? If so, you need to quit juicin,' bro. But thanks for your service.

JKE is back, let's see how long until you get banned!

 

[PCL_128]

What's sad is that he actually keeps ponying up the $10 fee to join.

 

[FDJ2]

"Most of it is going to be on your point-to-point flights, flights that aren't routed to our hub and that are served by 50-seat regional jets that are disproportionately impacted by the high cost of fuel," Delta spokeswoman Delta spokeswoman Susan Chana Elliott tells the Globe.

Enough said.

 

[Tanker Clown]

"Most of it is going to be on your point-to-point flights, flights that aren't routed to our hub and that are served by 50-seat regional jets that are disproportionately impacted by the high cost of fuel," Delta spokeswoman Delta spokeswoman Susan Chana Elliott tells the Globe.

Enough said.

The 88s will be parked next. Especially after they post a $500 million or more loss this year.

 

[Skank]

cabin cleaning

I'd say that between your clever "cabin cleaning" remark, and the lame comment regarding the death of someone in Oakland, you seem to be a perfect tool. Oh, no offense intended!