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Delta's Definitely Done Dealing with Comair

July 30, 2012 at 9:45 AM | by | Comments (0)

Most travelers—both business and leisure—aren’t exactly huge fans of the smaller regional airlines acting as feeders for the big boys. Despite their lack of legroom they’re often an essential part of the travel experience, especially if you’re flying out of a smaller airport or heading to a more unique location. Apparently the airlines aren’t exactly thrilled with them either—necessary or not—as it looks like Delta is planning to shut the door on its partner over at Comair.

The regional carrier is based in Cincinnati and has already faced some tough times in the past—like when Delta turned much of their airport into a shell of its former self. Regardless, it's the serious end of the road for the planes, people, and pilots involved with the airline.

Delta is looking to cut ties with Comair and hopes to have things shut down and sent off to the big hangar in the sky as soon as this September. Basically, they’re just not keen on the amount of fuel these little planes guzzle down when compared to how many passengers they fly. The maintenance costs were also started to get pricey—and annoying—as the planes got up there in age.

If you’re flying with Delta (or one of the regional affiliates) any time soon, there’s no reason to worry. Comair only flew around 1% of total Delta flights, so it’s not like your ticket will be changed or cancelled. Instead, Delta’s network will remain pretty much unchanged and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will continue to operate.

There will be some new, smaller jets set to replace the 50-seaters getting mothballed, and those new-to-Delta planes over from Southwest Airlines will also pick up the slack. So for now this doesn’t look like something that will affect passengers anytime soon, but we just hope the Comair employees find their way to another airline sooner than later. No one likes a layoff.

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