no surprise- delta said that if ual and usair get together delta is gonna respond strongly, this is probably part 1. Jim Fuoco wrote:Did you ever wonder what Delta was planning to do with all the Comair CRJs that they are pulling out of Orlando? In a fairly unusual move, with no prior announcement, Delta recently loaded a whole host of new flights which compete directly with US Airways at DCA (Washington National Airport). Starting in early November, Delta will begin flying multiple daily roundtrips on CRJs to pretty much every city US Airways serves, except their hubs. Included are Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Columbus OH, Charleston SC, Jacksonville FL, Tampa, and probably a couple more which I don't recall. I still have not come across a new service announcement by Delta, but did just have a look at their web site, and they are promoting sale fares to their new cities. Link: http://www.delta.com/travel/sp_offers/dca_090902/index.jsp Now, can anyone figure out where they picked up the slots for this?? There are quite a number of new flights in the system. In addition to adding all of the US Airways cities, DL is also adding several extra CRJs DCA-ATL, CVG, and JFK. I'm not sure what airport capacity is like right now, but with such a large service increase, will there be some kind of a pinch both airside and landside in the terminal? I have seen some very long lines and crowds hovering around Delta's counter. Jim Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT SkyOne--The Airline News Channel To Post message: Skyone@yahoogroups.com To Subscribe: Skyone-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: Skyone-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: Skyone-owner@yahoogroups.com Skyone URL: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Skyone Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Joe Pries Commercial Aviation Photography Serving the airline industry with quality photography AOL IM AIRLINE72 http://www.joepries.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost