I never actually stated any theory at all about PHL, merely pointed out the FACT that much of the population in the eastern half of the US would have to backhaul to connect to Europe through Detroit. That simple fact is not changed by your irrelevant "Gateway" reference. By the way, the codeshare alliances you referenced are the norm at every legacy carrier, and have been for some time. Are you an employee or a student?
(I wouldn't be asking who the student is if you are unaware that NW/KLM has the longest and most successful airline alliance history. A dumb attempt at cleverness.)
[post="0"]The flaw in your theory is that much of that population would need to be backhauled to connect to Europe through DTW. [/post]
Your bad again. Your own headquarters city of MSP is closer to Asia than DTW. Keep trying.
How bout this: NW connects more city pairs through DTW via IT'S POLAR GREAT CIRCLE to Asia than any other city in the east.
You idiotically stated that "Moreover, DTW lies on the great circle route (which NW pioneered) therefore allowing it to eclispe all other cities with the shortest distance to Asia from the USA," and now you're trying to give me a tutorial on the concept?
(DID it disturb you that much to know that NW pioneered the route?) 
Let's start with the basics.
(actually I wasn't try to give you anything, but your jealousy may see it that way. I was trying to fess up to stating it wrong.) When you fly the shortest distance between any two points on the globe, you fly a great circle, get it? Their is nothing unique about Detroit or any other city in that respect.
(and YES DTW is unique in the amount of city pairs it can connect to Asia...got that?)To say that "DTW lies on the Great Circle... " gives away your complete ignorance.
(DTW does lie on A Great Circle route to Asia (I've flown it many times, how many times have you? Was yours on the Great desert route?...base on your own explaination, only an ignorant would turn around and say it didn't) By the way, aircraft do not even fly true great circles on long haul routes, but modified ones.
(By the way they don't call it modified circles route do they?) THEY CALL IT WHAT ...come on now, say with some envy...
[post="0"]To review our lesson plan, DTW is farther from Asia than places like SEA and SFO, as well as MSP. End of story. I did not bring PHL into the US-Asia discussion, seems like your trying to change the subject.
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[post="0"] Perhaps I should have been a bit more clear, especially since the LCC posters on this forum are generally pretty forthright about our workforce problems in Philly. (
that's WHERE you really needed to stop...cause you are HARDLY in ANY postiton to comment on SPIRIT's performance let alone NW's) Well, according to my friends at NW, the same problems exist at your DTW operation. They hate going through there and say the work ethic of the employees is pathetic.
(I just love FAKE windbags who aren't grown up enough to speak for themselves, It's ALWAYS "according to MY FRIENDS") Operationally, they consider the place to be a giant pain in the***. Detroit sucks and is getting worse. I'll guess you didn't read that in the company news rag.[/post]
(what you ought to be doing is worrying about having a rag to read)
Feel free to resume bragging.
(So the FACTS of DTW's operation makes ya feel all bothered? I think it is HILARIOUS how jealous you are of Dumpy Detroit! You can only DREAM of the revenue that flows from that beautiful 150 Gate, monarail zipping GALAXYPORT! I like how DTW operates, study it, maybe you'll learn something. I'll say hello to ya "friends" for ya next time I'm there 
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