Airline Route Changes at ATL
November 30th, 2009
AIRTRAN: BUH BYE LOW COUNTRY. AirTran’s flights between ATL and Charleston end this week (Dec 3). This comes on the heels of AirTran’s vamoose from Savannah, leaving flights to/from entire low country region in the hands of Delta, so expect fares to rise. AirTran still flies between ATL and Jacksonville, so fares on that route should remain in check.
MORE CINCY SHRINKAGE. Delta is still downsizing at Cincinnati—announcing that in February, it will terminate flights to five cities: Des Moines, Oklahoma City, Providence, Tri-Cities and Montreal.
DELTA TO USE AIRBUS A330 ON ATL-EUROPE/JAPAN FLIGHTS. Delta is swapping out its 767’s for Northwest A330’s on several international routes out of ATL starting next spring and summer. Routes affected: ATL-London Gatwick, ATL-Paris CDG, ATL-Rome, ATL-Tokyo.
ANOTHER ROUTE TO HAWAII. Delta is set to launch new flights between San Diego and Honolulu using a B757 starting next June. (Good news for those hoping to redeem miles for those hard-to-find award seats on Hawaii-bound flights!) Downside: Delta is switching out service between Salt Lake City and Maui in March but simultaneously adding a second daily LAX-Maui flight.
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