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Many of the cuts, such as directg flights to Londonand Frankfurt, alreadgy have been announced. Others, such as to Dayton, have not, but have been pulledc from the schedule, spokeswoman Susan Elliott said. In total, peak-day departures out of the Cincinnati/Northernb Kentucky International Airport will decline to roughly 215in September, from 270 in following a decline in demand. The carriere cited high fuel prices, the swine flu epidemic and the recessionm for the drop in leisure and business The tabulation followed a letter by Delta CEO Richarrd Anderson to Ellen van der CEO ofthe .
The chamber and dozenss of business owners on June 23 sent a letterr to the carrier asking it to reconsidefr plans to discontinue its direct flights to Londobnand Frankfurt. In his responding Anderson said the London and Frankfurt routesexperienced “disproportionatse yield declines.” “During the month of June, the Cincinnati-Frankfurt rout e experienced the largest yield declines of any major route in our European network. This has been a trenfd we have seen over the past few monthe as corporations in Cincinnati and elsewhere have reducecorporate travel,” he wrote. While Delta made efforts to strengthethe markets, the trends continued, he wrote.
Passengeer revenue slipped by 20 percent in the first four monthsdof 2009, compared with a year ago, whilw oil prices are up 20 percent. In Anderson said he remainse committed tothe airport, Delta’s seventh-largest hub. Delta DAL) is based in Atlanta.