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Originally Posted by mykalberta
I cant see ATL being very popular as it doesnt add anything significant (other than some small SE USA cities) that you cant get to from other Cities with direct connections to Calgary liked ORD, MSP, DTW, DFW, and IAH.
Its really too far East for any decent connections and you arent likely to fly to Europe through ATL unless you were to get a smoking crazy deal. Their SA market is terrible compared to United via IAH and American via DFW.
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Biggest benefits would be competition related. I'd love to see another option to their various S. American destinations served from Atlanta.
Also, they would be the best option to some African destinations (Lagos and Johannesburg) and would provide more competition/access to the carribean, which can be hard to get to from Calgary on a scheduled carrier if you're going somewhere specific, usually either two stops or an Air Canada monopoly fare.
I would certainly prefer a non-stop to Miami on AA, maybe after their bankruptcy. (Using westjet to connect into the US is something I'll probably never do again)