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Starting this fall, Delta Air Lines Inc. will cut the number of flights it offers between the U.S. and China -- a route it fought to get for years.

The carrier projects that demand for its flights between Atlanta and Shanghai, which it began offering March 31, won't be as strong this winter as it is now. It plans to return to its current schedule on the route next spring.

Asked Friday if the soaring cost of fuel played a role in the decision, Delta spokesman Kent Landers said, "Fuel has an impact on the entire network and we watch that very closely. But this is a situation where we're matching the right profile to the market and especially what we're expecting in the winter."

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Starting this fall, Delta Air Lines Inc. will cut the number of flights it offers between the U.S. and China -- a route it fought to get for years.

The carrier projects that demand for its flights between Atlanta and Shanghai, which it began offering March 31, won't be as strong this winter as it is now. It plans to return to its current schedule on the route next spring.

Asked Friday if the soaring cost of fuel played a role in the decision, Delta spokesman Kent Landers said, "Fuel has an impact on the entire network and we watch that very closely. But this is a situation where we're matching the right profile to the market and especially what we're expecting in the winter."

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IIRC, all of the majors were requesting a reduction in frequency or deferral of the China routes.
 
Privately held Spirit Airlines called the proposal an anti-competitive effort by bigger rivals to "deep-freeze" valuable routes while slashing other service.




Spirit Airlines is still flying????? :blink: Maybe we should give them the route to China so they can offer the public those fabulous 98 cent one way fares they're so famous for.:lol: :lol:
 
IIRC, all of the majors were requesting a reduction in frequency or deferral of the China routes.
Hadn't read of anyone dropping frequency's yet, Just that UAL and LCC were delaying startup of their new service.
 

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