Today is a sad day at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport as Delta Air Lines finishes closing its long-time hub operation there. While Delta hasn't been able to compete effectively with American Airlines at DFW for many years, at least they provided a modicum of choice for Texas travelers. With bankruptcy looming just over the horizon, Delta really had no choice but to shift resources out of DFW to fortify its less-competitive hubs in Atlanta, Salt Lake City and Cincinnati.
Though the difference between American and Delta is slight, I always found service to be a little better on Delta. Unfortunately, it's hard to fly them out of Austin these days without winding up on a cramped regional jet. Those are okay for a short hop to DFW, but going all the way to Salt Lake City could get tedious. Hopefully they'll bring back some more mainline jets if the economy shapes up.
Monday, January 31, 2005
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