Quote Originally Posted by 313WX View Post
Fortress hubs like DTW lack competition from rival airlines, which allows the dominate airline to charge higher prices with little reprecussion.

The benefit to being near a hub airport is not lower cost
Yes, far from it. Prices are shockingly more expensive than where airlines face more competition.

Quote Originally Posted by 313WX View Post
...but rather better flight connectivity.
Yet, in Detroit's case, that mostly applies to domestic flights. International options are fairly paltry. And Delta has been decreasing, not increasing international service out of DTW lately.

Here's hoping DTW attracts more airlines-- without Delta further reducing options.

Would love were City modernized too.