Delta gets boost from Air Berlin collapse in Germany
Delta Air Lines is picking up business on routes from Germany to the US following the collapse of Air Berlin, executives said Wednesday. "The capacity that was taken out by Air Berlin hasn't been filled entirely," Germany, Switzerland and Austria sales manager Thomas Brandt said. Brandt said load factors had been "fantastic" and that Delta had upped the amount of flying it does from Dusseldorf, an Air Berlin hub, as a result. For example, it kept a larger plane on the route from Dusseldorf to Atlanta than initially planned over the winter and a seasonal daily flight from Berlin to New York will start a few weeks early. Delta is also ready to compete with low-cost, long-haul carriers, and feels its new basic economy fares allow it to fight on price, EMEA regional sales director Bob Hannah said. <br/>
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Delta gets boost from Air Berlin collapse in Germany
Delta Air Lines is picking up business on routes from Germany to the US following the collapse of Air Berlin, executives said Wednesday. "The capacity that was taken out by Air Berlin hasn't been filled entirely," Germany, Switzerland and Austria sales manager Thomas Brandt said. Brandt said load factors had been "fantastic" and that Delta had upped the amount of flying it does from Dusseldorf, an Air Berlin hub, as a result. For example, it kept a larger plane on the route from Dusseldorf to Atlanta than initially planned over the winter and a seasonal daily flight from Berlin to New York will start a few weeks early. Delta is also ready to compete with low-cost, long-haul carriers, and feels its new basic economy fares allow it to fight on price, EMEA regional sales director Bob Hannah said. <br/>
