I doubt it has anything to do with being or not being scared of AA - even with these new flights, AA

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No major surprises from those three. MIA was an obvious no-brainer, as was DFW . I'm surprised they went with that schedule - I guess they are banking on frequency being more important for capturing AA market share than aircraft (they're probably right). BTV seemed like a logical link for LGA , too.
I'm surprised, though, that BUF has *that* much bigger seat capacity. The immediate BUF catchment area isn't that much bigger a population than ROC 's. BUF 's Southern Ontario draw is for low fares....will people really drive from Toronto for a legacy CRJ to LGA , especially when WestJet is about to drive fares to LGA down right from YYZ ?
They aren't the "first ones." They are just the "first ones" that were reported in this thread. There have obviously been dozens of new (for Delta) flights and routes hotels in paris loaded today, of which a very small number overlap with AA .
I doubt it has anything to do with being or not being scared of AA - even with these new flights, hotels in paris AA will still be by far the dominant player in both the LGA - DFW and LGA - MIA markets, and this is certainly not changing that.
They aren't doing it to "pressure" AA - they're doing it to build up their presence in New York. DFW and MIA are two of the largest markets in the U.S., and both generate tons of demand hotels in paris and local traffic to/from New York. Thus, for Delta - which is focused on building up its presence in New York - these are obvious, logical, "no-brainer" markets that they have to enter.
They aren't doing it to "pressure" AA - they're doing it to build up their presence in New York. DFW and MIA are two of the largest markets hotels in paris in the U.S., and both generate tons of demand and local traffic to/from New York. Thus, for Delta - which is focused on building up its presence in New York - these are obvious, logical, "no-brainer" markets that they have to enter.
The fact that DFW and MIA are in there isn't just to pressure AA . Those are "must-serve" markets if DL wants to gain its share in NYC. Those are the two biggest markets DL did not serve previously. People were speculating long ago when the slot swap was first proposed that DL would serve MIA and DFW . Long before AA was in Ch. 11
Quoting DCA-ROCguy ( Reply 6 ): I'm surprised, though, that BUF has *that* much bigger seat capacity. The immediate BUF catchment area isn't that much bigger a population than ROC 's. BUF 's Southern Ontario draw is for low fares....will people really drive from Toronto for a legacy CRJ to LGA , especially when WestJet is about to drive fares to LGA down right from YYZ ?
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Wonder how many JFK flights they will reduce.... MIA , BUF , ROC , SYR , RIC , ORF, and BTV are all currently served hotels in paris from JFK multiple times daily as well....My guess is that some will be reduced while others may be moved entirely to LGA ....
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