Delta Air Lines is dropping another tenroutes in back-to-back network adjustments.- The carrier explained the routes have been removed from its schedule as it evaluates restart dates.
Regional markets are becoming a regular casualty of airline network adjustments, with Delta axing a handful of routes in back-to-back weeks.
Delta revealed on December 13 it was dropping three cities from its network indefinitely, with seven routes overall getting cut. Now, the carrier confirmed to Insider another 10 routes have been removed from its current schedule while it re-evaluates later start dates for them. The
“We continue to evaluate our network and make changes in line with customer
Demand to Bermuda, in particular, remains low due to its strict COVID-19 entry requirements, Delta explained.
Most of the axed routes have not operated since the start of the pandemic, with the exception of three, including Salt Lake City to Cleveland, Ohio, Atlanta to Rochester, Minnesota, and Salt Lake City to Des Moines, Iowa. Flights between Salt Lake City and Cleveland are only operating over the Christmas holiday, while the other two were restarted, but have now been suspended and consolidated to the nearest hub of Minneapolis.
Take a closer look at Delta’s 10 dropped routes:
- Between Atlanta and Rochester, Minnesota: Delta will still serve Rochester from Minneapolis. Meanwhile, American offers flights from Chicago, and Sun Country will serve the city from Fort Myers, Florida, and Phoenix beginning in February.
- Between Boston and Bermuda: Delta will still serve Bermuda from Atlanta and New York City. Several other
airlines also fly to the island, like British Airways, American Airlines, and JetBlue Airways. - Between Minneapolis and Lansing, Michigan: Delta will still serve Lansing from Detroit. The city is also served by American from Washington DC and…