Monthly Best Airline Review: February

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There are many airlines out there. How does one know the pros and cons of a certain airline? Well here I am to break down my top pick for you once a month. I will do this God willing, once a month. 

Well... My top pick this month is Delta Airlines

Overview

Delta Airlines is one of the largest and most successful airlines in the United States and globally. According to Wikipedia this airline along with all its subsidiaries and regional affiliates like Delta Connection operates over 5,400 flights daily, serving 325 destinations in 52 countries worldwide on six continents. It is ranked second among the world's largest airlines by the number of scheduled passengers carried, revenue, passenger and kilometers flown, and fleet size. It is ranked 69th on the Fortune 500. It's slogan is "Keep Climbing." Delta is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2008, the airline merged with Northwest Airlines and they now operate under the same flying certificate. Interestingly, Delta Airlines was started as a crop dusting company in the 1920's and is the oldest American airline. Delta also partners with other international carriers like Air France-KLM, Korean Air, and Virgin Atlantic.

Hubs

Delta has a total of nine hubs and two focus cities. The largest is Atlanta in terms of total passengers and the number of departures. While Atlanta is Delta’s largest hub, it uses several other hubs within the United States: Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul. Salt Lake City, Boston, Seattle-Tacoma, and both LaGuardia as well as John F. Kennedy airports, in New York City. Delta also has international hubs in Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Tokyo. 

Atlanta is Delta’s busiest hub by far (with more than 1,000 daily departures to over 220 destinations). That’s more than double the flights of its second most busy hub, Detroit (with 455 daily departures to over 127 destinations). Minneapolis, New York City-LaGuardia, Salt Lake City, and New York City-JFK follow closely behind, with more than 200 daily departures each. 

Delta’s international hubs average about 20 flights a day each, with Amsterdam (at 36 daily departures) topping the list.


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