How United Airlines' Quiet Return To Cincinnati Reveals Its New Playbook For Reclaiming ULCC Routes

Low-Cost Carriers (LCCs) such as Allegiant Air and Breeze Airways have had success in recent years, acquiring market share at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport(CVG). Such market share was available after the gap left by the gradual de-hubbing of CVG by Delta Air Lines, which was made official in 2017. At its peak in the mid-2000s, Delta alone operated over 600 daily flights from the airport to domestic and international destinations alike. However, after Delta scaled back operations at CVG, a vacuum of demand emerged, which slowly allowed LCCs to increase their operations there.