Delta finally cuts its Memphis hub loose, slashing both flights and jobs
Photo Credit: Parts of the Memphis International Airport remain nearly empty at late morning on a weekday, May 10, 2013. Delta Air Lines has drastically cut back its flight schedule in Memphis to downscale the hub. Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT / Kelly Yamanouchi
Skift Take
You can't fault Delta for giving up on Memphis, since the city so long ago gave up on itself. It has an enviable position along the Mississippi that it could be using to turn itself into a regional powerhouse, but it lacks the ambition to make it happen.
Delta Air Lines Inc. said it will cut 230 jobs and reduce daily flights at Memphis, Tennessee, after changes in operations failed to make the hub profitable.
The extensive use of inefficient 50-seat jets in Memphis and high jet-fuel pr
