Presumably DL has more local demand out of BOS but wanted to defend a hub at the same time. So once Icelandair pulled service from DTW DL moved the route to where there would be stronger demand more importantly higher fares.
Local competition is what truly matters, but it’s also the hardest to maintain. True competition is amazing, but sometimes it results in a winner, and that winner often has a window of time to build a local monopoly.
Unfortunately for Detroit, though, it probably isn’t big enough anymore to…
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
