I suspect it's partially congestion at ATL, which makes it less than
attractive for DL to run multiple smaller-craft flights in
high-occupancy routes.

I've seen some others, though -- from memory, I've flown 747s from
BOS-DTW (on NW) and WDH-JNB (on SW), both short flights. The WDH-JNB
was freaky, as there can't have been more than 20 people on the entire
plane (not including crew)!

ap

(jrk011) writes:

"Frank" wrote in message ...
We just booked a flight from BWI to Fort Myers Fl with Delta. The flight out
is 1593 and stops in Atlanta. The return is two different flights with the
change in Atlanta. What surprises me is that all four segments are on 767s.
Why would Delta use such a large plane on such short runs??

High occupancy on that particular route?

I've seen Delta using 777s on the Atlanta-Orlando stretch, which
is even shorter than Atlanta--Ft.Myers.


thanks
frank

Best, jrk

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