Delta slashes presence at D/FW - from 254 daily flights to only 21

[jburton]

Delta slashes presence at D/FW

11:19 AM CDT on Wednesday, September 8, 2004

By SUZANNE MARTA and ERIC TORBENSON / The Dallas Morning News


Delta flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport will go from 254 daily to 21 under a sweeping restructuring plan announced this morning.

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Delta, the airport's No. 2 airline, is facing pressure from American Airlines Inc., which commands nearly three-fourths of the market. Last week, American announced 70 additional flights from its hometown hub.

Delta handled 17.3 percent of D/FW passengers - or 2.33 million - during the first six months of the year. The carrier has steadily decreased its market share during the last several years, and in 1991 commanded as much as 34 percent of the market.

It occupies 28 gates - nearly all of Terminal E - and employs about 4,000 in North Texas.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/090804dnbusdelta.5824b.html

[drfemoe]

1. rats

I like Delta.. why don't you post this in the Texas forum?