More Mesa Flying for Delta!

[wmuflyguy]

You said it, the race to the bottom continues. The Euro-trash that Delta will start to bring in this summer will love getting on a DASH-8 after a ride across the pond on a 76 or 77 to get to their New England vacation spot. How quaint.

Good point. People may possibly shy away from DL, if they know that they will end up on a turboprop after a 12 plus hour ride from a differnt continent.

I would have understood E170's or soemthing being increased at JFK, this just seems silly.

 

[wheelsup]

I would have understood E170's or soemthing being increased at JFK, this just seems silly.

Probably why it's just for 3 years...

 

[Slice121]

Will these Dashs have APU's?

yes, but they will be MEL'd...JO standard.

 

[Mike man]

People may possibly shy away from DL, if they know that they will end up on a turboprop after a 12 plus hour ride from a differnt continent.

Northwest does it...ask some NWA passengers after a 16 hour ride from Shanghai then an hour flight on a Saab to LAN/FNT/TVC and so on???

So called "Eurotrash" passengers fly small jets and turboprops often...and aren't as scared of turboprops as the "Amerotrash" is here (when you live in a trailer and pay $39 round trip across the country you can't ask for much).

 

[sflax]

If you paid $20 bucks for a TJ hooker in a donkey show you paid way to much. A first year regional FO will do it for half.

 

[Billy Madison]

Where are they getting these aircraft? Are they new, or being transferred from the America West or United system?

Billy

 

[everyonedoa360]

How can these airlines gain passengers while they continue to use the lowest ball
Airlines??? Unbelievable!

 

[Sinca3]

Funny the same number of a/c and some of the same exact routes TSA used to fly for Delta out of JFK. Oh yeah they used J41's for that outstanding service.
As for pax hating it.....I know they might not like it but it sure beats the alternative, driving in the northest to all those cities!

 

[pilot772]

US air does it as well out of PHL via pdt

 

[WSurf]

Many of the european carriers have ditched the 50 Seat RJ's and replace most of it with Dash 8 Q300/400's. They won't mind it at all! And I would take a Dash 8 anyday over the EMB Lawn Dart!