For Los Angeles International Airport, wey dem dey call LAX, e be the only airport for America where American, Delta, and United all get hub. According to report, Delta don see chance to take over as American don waka comot small.
American, wey be former leader, don lose 10 points of corporate share and dey face six-year terminal renovation wey go disrupt dem. Meanwhile, Southwest dey pull back, JetBlue don shrink to half im former size, and Alaska dey shift focus to San Diego. So na only United remain as viable competitor, but dem get gate constraints and sub-par facilities for foreseeable future.
JonNYC, wey be insider, say Delta get once in a generation opportunity to accelerate leadership position at LAX. Delta don already announce new long haul flying and dey plan more domestic network. But some observers dey ask if LAX go ever be profitable for Delta, as e be expensive airport to operate from and competition plenty.
Delta get best facility at LAX, but e no go turn am to fortress hub like Atlanta or Detroit. For coastal cities like LA and New York, airlines dey find am hard to make big profit because of high cost and limited ability to funnel connecting passengers. Still, Delta dey serious about growing im presence, and e go be interesting to see how e take play out.
