Delta to offer flights to Nigeria
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Mama,
Delta must have made a deal with one of the larger identity theft companies in Nigeria--that is where most of the scams started.
Just a little humor folks.....
Delta must have made a deal with one of the larger identity theft companies in Nigeria--that is where most of the scams started.
Just a little humor folks.....
Gotta figure that there's an awful lot of oil company business travel between Atlanta and Nigeria. Probably lots more than, oh, say, Houston to Nigeria? 🙄
Ya know, if CO is unwilling to fly it, that tells me a lot. When a well-run, profitable airline like CO doesn't fly it, it makes me wonder how a bankrupt airline like DL is gonna do it profitably.
It looks more and more like Delta has entrusted its international expansion decisions to the airliners.net crowd of pimply-faced adolescents or maybe even some monkeys with a dartboard map of the world.
Anyway, good luck with that.
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So everyone should only fly places that CO flies to?
Thanks for that website. It was fun to read!
Actually, CO wanted to fly EWR-LOS. They simply couldn't jump through all the regulatory hurdles, so they gave up.
There's no telling if DL will get through all the hurdles either, but if they do, the route has potential.
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Didn't DL wanted a route to China?
It looks more and more like Delta has entrusted its international expansion decisions to the airliners.net crowd of pimply-faced adolescents or maybe even some monkeys with a dartboard map of the world.
Anyway, good luck with that.
Maybe that guy on the TV Commercial, poked a pin in Nigeria and thought that was China! I guess chineese going home will think, this is what's on the other side of The Great Wall!
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Didn't DL wanted a route to China?
Maybe that guy on the TV Commercial, poked a pin in Nigeria and thought that was China! I guess chineese going home will think, this is what's on the other side of The Great Wall!
We're also applying for China. That's for 2008-and for the 777. I'm just wondering if Nigeria is safe-I know nothing about it. Of course, the NYC base won't be flying it, so what do I care? :down:
It's my understanding that Nigeria wanted to tax all of CAL's aircraft in return for LOS-EWR service. Not just the 777 or two that would do the service, the entire fleet! (narrowbodies included) So CAL walked away from the deal.
North American currently services JFK-LOS a couple times a week with a 767-300. This is the only non-stop service from the US to LOS. I think the Nigerian government will make it difficult for any other US carriers to come in until they have one of their own airlines flying to the US.
Perhaps Delta secured the terms that PanAm had, which may have been more favorable than a "new entrant".
You could be right. But I think the Nigerian Authorities will be looking for a large sum of money from DAL in one form or another for the service. It's just the way it works in West Africa.
Gotta figure that there's an awful lot of oil company business travel between Atlanta and Nigeria. Probably lots more than, oh, say, Houston to Nigeria? 🙄
Ya know, if CO is unwilling to fly it, that tells me a lot. When a well-run, profitable airline like CO doesn't fly it, it makes me wonder how a bankrupt airline like DL is gonna do it profitably.
It looks more and more like Delta has entrusted its international expansion decisions to the airliners.net crowd of pimply-faced adolescents or maybe even some monkeys with a dartboard map of the world.
Anyway, good luck with that.
I believe World Airways flies some non-stops from IAH-LOS and also IAH-ANL. Maybe someone from World can share on this one.
Not scheduled service. Different can of worms.
