Raskal
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- Aug 22, 2002
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For the operations at airports go here:
http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/busiest_airports/index.cfm?airportType=All&year=2007
As for the rest, as I said at the beginning of my post, I could also be wrong (I know as much, maybe even less, about the future than all the other pilots wandering around these days)
Is the reason DTW developed into an asian hub the auto industry? I guess that's possible, honestly I hadn't thought about it. Really though, the only thing that MI has that would relate to their business is a supplier or two, most of the asian automotive operations in the US are in the south (Carolinas, Tenn and so on).
You're right about the number of flights, there aren't that many asian departures/arrivals so yes, they could be moved with probably little effort. I guess my question would be why bother?
I fully realize that DAL didn't do this deal because of their desire to be in any of NWA's hubs, DTW or otherwise, I guess from my eyes it doesn't make sense to abandon a modern hub that you pretty much own and handles the operations well. Again though, I have no idea what makes sense to the management bobbleheads.
For the operations at airports go here:
http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/busiest_airports/index.cfm?airportType=All&year=2007
As for the rest, as I said at the beginning of my post, I could also be wrong (I know as much, maybe even less, about the future than all the other pilots wandering around these days)
Is the reason DTW developed into an asian hub the auto industry? I guess that's possible, honestly I hadn't thought about it. Really though, the only thing that MI has that would relate to their business is a supplier or two, most of the asian automotive operations in the US are in the south (Carolinas, Tenn and so on).
You're right about the number of flights, there aren't that many asian departures/arrivals so yes, they could be moved with probably little effort. I guess my question would be why bother?
I fully realize that DAL didn't do this deal because of their desire to be in any of NWA's hubs, DTW or otherwise, I guess from my eyes it doesn't make sense to abandon a modern hub that you pretty much own and handles the operations well. Again though, I have no idea what makes sense to the management bobbleheads.