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Delta Airlines as an Oligopoly

February 1 , 2001 , Delta served 201 domestic cities in 45 states , the District of Columbia Puerto Rico and the U .S . Virgin Islands , as well as 50 cities in 32 countries . With its domestic and international code share partners Delta 's route network covers 218 domestic cities in 48 states , and 131 cities in 58 countries (Delta : Destinations covered , 2009

When analyzing Delta 's past records both financial and operational , one its strongest attribute , is that it is the largest U .S . based airline in terms of aircraft /flights departures and passengers

traveling on their planes , and third largest as measured by operating revenues and revenue passenger miles flown . Delta is the leading U .S . airline in the transatlantic , offering the most daily flight departures , serving the largest number of nonstop markets and carrying more passengers than any other U .S . airline . Delta Airlines has the highest number of passengers transported worldwide . Through a vast worldwide route system Delta has flown over 117 million passengers , more than any other airline can have done or achieved that pinnacle (Delta Airlines : Company History , 2009

The main factor for the success of the airline has been its constant dependency of cost cutting measures and ability to meet the demands and needs of the customers in to facilitate the huge airline industry where cut throat competition has prevailed for years . Delta airlines has enjoyed an oligopolistic position in the airline industry against huge competitors such as United Airlines , Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines which also have been directly assaulted by the low cost strategy from Delta Airlines , have taken a very limited approach in to meet the competition in to survive in the industry (Delta and Northwest Merge , Creating Premier Global Airline , 2008

Wall Street analysts have predicted a very aggressive response from other...

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