Massive Delta Expansion

Delta Air Lines has been rapidly expanding from Boston Logan Airport, with a goal of growing a large focus city. The airline has announced several new important regional routes from Boston. The routes are as follows, Boston to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington D.C. 6 times daily starting September 8, 2019; Boston to Chicago O'Hare 5 daily flights beginning September 8, 2019; Boston to Newark, New Jersey 4 flights daily starting September 9, 2019; and Boston to Cleveland 3 daily flights from April 1, 2019 (more on that in a separate post). All flights will be serviced by Delta Connection Embraer E170s. That is an increase of 18 daily flights from Boston. These flight addition hold more significance than it seems. All of the markets are major business markets, and markets in which Delta is weaker in than its competitors: United Airlines (in Newark, Chicago, and Cleveland) and American Airlines (in Chicago and Washington D.C.). Delta is adding these flights to strengthen and show its commitment to its Boston hub. The addition of these business destinations will likely grow the number of business travelers, with loyalty to Delta in Boston, if they can access these key destinations on Delta flights. Boston to Chicago is becoming a really busy route because now there will be SIX different carriers flying the route (Spirit, United, American, Southwest, JetBlue, and soon Delta). I wish Delta luck on its new routes and congratulate it with its ever-growing presence in Boston.
Source: news.delta.com

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