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Yeah, but it doesnt exactly have a diverse line up. 90.63% is either Delta or Air Tran/Southwest. Its to be somewhat expected from a mega hub. Atlanta has 7 foreign flags. My beloved DFW is around 75% American Airlines with 11 foreign flags.
That's a laughable statement! Delta traffic is about 60 percent of the total in ATL, Airtran/Southwest about 18 percent. Expressjet (Skywest) accounted for about 13 percent in 2011.
That's a laughable statement! Delta traffic is about 60 percent of the total in ATL, Airtran/Southwest about 18 percent. Expressjet (Skywest) accounted for about 13 percent in 2011.
Add 60+18+13 and what do you get? Hint: it's 91.
Just in case you didn't know, Skywest operates for Delta. They aren't there on their own. They don't fly for anyone other than Delta in Atlanta. They count as Delta. Separating them would be akin to separating American and American Eagle.
Don't see what your problem is. You just said the same thing I did.
Just in case you didn't know, Skywest operates for Delta. They aren't there on their own. They don't fly for anyone other than Delta in Atlanta. They count as Delta. Separating them would be akin to separating American and American Eagle.
Don't see what your problem is. You just said the same thing I did.
So Delta's got 73 percent of the Atlanta market, and American's got 75 percent of DWF. I'm glad you agree that DFW doesn't have a very diverse lineup, either.
The difference at Delta and ATL is, the sheer volume of non-stop international flights. You can pretty much fly direct anywhere in the world on Delta from ATL, including Africa, which is extremely rare.
So Delta's got 73 percent of the Atlanta market, and American's got 75 percent of DWF. I'm glad you agree that DFW doesn't have a very diverse lineup, either.
The difference at Delta and ATL is, the sheer volume of non-stop international flights. You can pretty much fly direct anywhere in the world on Delta from ATL, including Africa, which is extremely rare.
Here's a difference. Atlanta has one airport, DFW has two. Both the Atlanta and DFW areas have two airlines with significant presences: both Delta and Southwest at ATL for Atlanta and American at DFW and Southwest at DAL (Love Field) for Dallas. If you totaled both, the DFW area would come out slightly more diverse but the difference isn't great. The biggest difference is that DFW has more foreign flags carriers but the foreign flags to ATL carry more passengers because almost all have ties to Delta. Most of the foreign flags at DFW do not have ties to American.
And you can fly pretty much anywhere in the world nonstop from DFW, including Australia which is more rare than Africa.
What ATL has over DFW is the number of destinations to Europe and the Caribbean as well as the flight to Johannesburg. What DFW has over ATL is the number of foreign flags and the flight to Sydney/Brisbane as well as the upcoming announced flights to Asia (Hong Kong and Shanghai). Both ATL and DFW serve over 200 destinations. Not too shabby.
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I don't think it works out that way, though. Bigger airports require more extensive ground ops, which are often more time consuming and more dangerous. It's also less convenient for passengers making connections.
Given the choice of identical flights, savvy passengers traveling through the Dallas area would be smart to choose Love Field over DFW, for instance.
Given the choice of identical flights, savvy passengers traveling through the Dallas area would be smart to choose Love Field over DFW, for instance.
Why? Its a matter of airline preference and airport preference. I NEVER use Love Field even though they are equidistant from my house. The ammount of traveler ammenities at DFW blow anything out of Love Field out of the water (lounges, options to eat, shopping, etc.). As for connections, DFW is one of the absolute easiest airports to connect in. There is a train that can take you to any terminal in the airport in less than 8 minutes.
The savvy traveler has more of a clue about these things.
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