It’s the hub issue again. From ATL Delta could serve both Florida and the Californian markets, as well as most of the USA. However Los Angeles has limited hub scope for European travellers as you’d have to fly west and then fly back on yourself (leading to long journey times) to access most of the USA. ATL wasn’t the best choice because it missed the important eastern seaboard (New York, Washington, Boston etc etc), but at the time of starting, DL’s hub at JFK was in a level of infantcy, where as ATL was mature and offered more connections. DL have put significant effort into their hub at JFK over the last year, and consequently they can offer many more connections through there.

Of course. The hub issue completely escaped my notice. I was thinking what is there in Atlanta for people to visit. I remember the old joke about Atlanta as a major hub when someone said that if you die and go to Heaven you will have to change planes at Atlanta first to get there. 😀