Things in the Sky

I found this story on Today in the Sky the other day. Delta is going to close concourse C at its Cincinnati hub that is used for Comair flights. To cope with the change, To cope with the change, Concourse A will receive eight additional gates (up to 30 from 22), and Concourse B will get 12 more (26 to 38). The closure will take place in January, though the updates to A and B won’t be done for a couple years.

I know some have said that CVG may no longer be a hub after Northwest and Delta merge, almost like US Airways’ large cuts at Pittsburgh. While cutting a good number of flights and closing the terminal are signs of that happening, I think this news story actually shows that Delta will remain committed to a hub, albeit a slightly smaller one. If Delta was planning to cut CVG as a hub post-merger, I don’t think it would be making a two-to-three-year commitment to add more jetways to other terminals.

I wonder what will happen to this terminal, though, as it was designed for regional jets. This factor restricts any airlines that would want to enter the Cincinnati market, in my opinon.

Anyway here is the original story that Today in the Sky linked to. It has some good details.