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I believe this article is pretty close to perfect. It's an example for every page. I give it A-Class rating.--Golich17 21:46, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
"The Wayne County Airport Authority has formally announced on December 28 to change the name of the North Terminal in honor of Michigan native and now deceased former president Gerald Ford to the Gerald Ford Terminal." I cannot find any reference to such a name change on metroairport.com or the websites of the Detroit Free Press or Detroit News. A Google search for "Gerald Ford Terminal" gets no hits. Is there a source for this? 63.76.231.130 04:31, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Metro Airport recently had the new 1>2>3 PARK concept posted on their website. It will soon show up at the "Big Blue Deck" and parking lots. The McNamara Terminal parking garage will have it in the summer. It's not a matter of it being an instructional manual, it's a fact.--Golich17 02:49, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
As direct flights are only supposed to be shown as international ones with no plane change, shouldn't Beijing be removed? Leg one is from DTW-PEK on a 747-400 and the second leg onwards to PEK is on an Airbus A330-200. Clearly its not a true direct flight if it involves such an aircraft change. NW036 21:53, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
According to the link from Northwest Airlines [1] the Brussels and Düsseldorf routes have been changed to June 5 for Düsseldorf and June 15 for Brussels. Anyone what to put any input in this? Spongefan 22:57, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I've noticed that at a few US airports, some airlines domestic and international destinations are seperated. This is not set up in the standard form as set forth in the ProjectWiki Airport guide. Plus, when it's being done, it's inconsistent even within the airport page - i.e. DL and UA destinations being seperated at LAX, but AA and NW remaining intact. So, stop doing it. Thanks. Andrewb729 23:08, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
I believe that this article is qualified for Good-Article Status... or at least able to be nominated. Please help me in creating this article into a "good" article.--Golich17 02:53, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
Article needs some issues resolved:
This is a very comprehensive article, however. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 04:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
This article is still listed as "On Hold" on WP:GAC. Is that merely an oversight? Plasticup T/C 05:07, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Should Bishop be linked here? Flint is 50 miles north of DTW and has regularly scheduled service (including to DTW). It would almost make sense to either drop it or add Toledo as it is in the same radius/sphere of influence. Also, the logo linked does not appear to have any fair use rationale to it. Could I have possibly overlooked it? Spryde 03:14, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
There ought to be something in the article about the black marble fountain. 72.82.232.28 (talk) 18:04, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
I have removed Rome as a destination for Northwest Airlines. It is no longer bookable on nwa.com and it is longer listed on the current route map. Please do not add FCO again. No longer to resume service to Rome...based on this edit here [2]. Thanks! Bucs2004 03:01, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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DTW is looking great, with the new North Terminal set to open in 2008. Are there any new airlines besides China Southern that plan to or will serve Metro Airport in the near future?
I have readded KLM as a airline to operating out of DTW. Northwest did not announce the route on their website but they do appear in their schedules on March 30, 2008. Thanks! Bucs2004 (talk) 19:36, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
I think this article is A-Class or at least very close to it, I'd like to see it put up for a review 75.38.212.83 (talk) 19:33, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
I reverted edits to the page that basically said everything that is Northwest all of a sudden became Delta...such as the flight schedule. While Northwest will sadly disappear, they still are operating with a valid FAA certificate and are the largest airline at Detroit. The MSP & MEM pages were still kept the same, so keeping DTW makes it consistent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.121.231.13 (talk • contribs)
Someone should change this so that NWA and NW Airlink look like subsidies of Delta. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.7.30.178 (talk) 22:42, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
I recently noticed that an editor put the airlines and their destinations into a table. I personally don't feel this is necessary. Please feel free to elaborate as to the reason why you feel it may need to be in a table. Thanks!--Golich17 (talk) 04:04, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria. I believe the article currently has multiple issues that need to be addressed, and as a result, I have delisted the article. The article has been tagged with needing additional references two months ago and there are other areas within the article that require citations. Add additional citations from a variety of sources to provide a balanced representation of the information present. Perhaps sources can be pulled from the main articles linked to within the article. Look to books, magazines, newspaper articles, other websites, etc. In addition, the footnotes need additional parameters including title, author, publisher, date, access date, etc. Although the article has been delisted, the article can be return to GA status by addressing the above points. Once sources are added and cleanup is done, I recommend renominating the article at WP:GAN. If you disagree with this assessment, a community consensus can be reached at WP:GAR. If you need clarification or assistance with any of these issues, please contact me on my talk page and I'll do my best to help you out. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:15, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Should we, as 147.9.78.238 experimented, put NW's service as DL operated by NW? Thanks,
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15:16, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Nearly everything in the History section has been copied word for word from [3]
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14:36, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Personally, I believe they should be kept separate, but I'd like other editors to weigh in and provide consensus. Thanks,
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01:35, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Northwest Airlink no longer exists. That's just fact. You will find it painted on the side of aircraft, but that is it. All former Airlink-operating carriers now operate as Delta Connection carriers. The formerly Northwest wholly-owned subsidiary airlines (Mesaba and Compass) are now subsidiaries of Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Airport master (talk 01:39, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
A discussion was started at the Delta talk page. Please add your comments there. Charmedaddict (talk) 04:57, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering if anyone knew that CO will change from McNamara to North terminal when they move to Star Alliance. Or will they stay due to withstanding codeshares with DL/NW?
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13:51, 8 August 2009 (UTC)Per NW/DL booking engines, flights to Punta Cana will be operated by Northwest and not Delta. B'ham35242 (talk) 20:26, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone think we can remove the template that says this article is missing citations, if you don't think so, please mark a spot where you think we need a citation.
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14:00, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
I have consistently heard that NK is the second, not third, largest carrier at Metro. If that isn't true, what is second largest?
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01:08, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Kalitta does not operate scheduled service to Willow Run. The only reason Kalitta shows up is to clear customs. Recommend to remove it.
Also, I added the (re-started) USA-3000 service.
Nwafan20 (talk) 04:25, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
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19:53, 5 October 2009 (UTC)Actually they do fly DTW-YIP but its only to clear customs at DTW from international flights Nwafan20 (talk) 02:10, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
Since the McNamara Terminal's Concourse A has been rebranded to Delta, is Delta planning to paint its tram to Delta colors? Snoozlepet (talk) 22:57, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
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20:43, 5 November 2009 (UTC)Wasn't it determined that it was an attempted terrorist attack? This needs to be fixed or worked out right away. It seems like a pretty big deal. WatermelonRat (talk) 00:58, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
Amsterdam is a Delta hub: https://www.delta.com/about_delta/corporate_information/delta_stats_facts/index.jsp As such, the "direct" flight to Mumbai should be removed as there is a stop in Amsterdam. Bradnewengland (talk) 16:09, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
I rated this article as B-class on the Michigan WikiProject, because there are several minor issues with the article before it can be a good article candidate — since "A class" apparently is not used by the Michigan WikiProject. In any event, I believe the article has some reference issues. There are several sections in the article that are lacking citation (even though the article has quite a few references). The bare-linked references are poorly formatted and need to be converted using ((cite web)) or whatever other format from which the reference came. Also, the article is structured rather shabbily. The tables used in the article need restructured. The article contains a lot of good information. — ♣№tǒŖïøŭş4lĭfė♫♪ 19:27, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
I've noticed we're now attributing "DTW" to standing for "Detroit-Toledo-Windsor"? This claim is unsourced, and, in my view, highly questionably, since the name of the airport is DeTroit Metro. Wayne Co. Airport. Unless someone has evidence to back up the claim made in the article, I suggest we remove it. Mburn16 (talk) 21:11, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Towards the bottom of the article in the accidents and incidents section, the article says this: "On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103, which was on a Frankfurt-London-New York-Detroit route, exploded due to a bomb and killed all on board and several on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland." This statement is misleading. If you look on the discussion page for Pan Am 103, you'll see that the aircraft for the FRA-LHR route was a Boeing 727, LHR-JFK was a Boeing 747, and JFK-DTW was another Boeing 727. The statement might need to be reworded to reflect aircraft changes for the different legs. Anyone agree? --71.238.11.12 (talk) 03:18, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
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15:15, 1 July 2010 (UTC)Thanks. I'm just waiting for others to reply. :) --71.238.11.12 (talk) 13:29, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Update: Already reworded it. --71.238.11.12 (talk) 16:53, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
My edit on when DL's service from DTW-FCO ends on 8/30 and service from DTW-YVR ends on 8/2 was reverted. However, according to Delta's flight schedules, DTW-FCO ends on 8/30, and DTW-YVR ends on 8/2. I'm guessing that the person who undid my edit probably thought that I meant that the service will end completely. This is not the case. Delta's nonstop service from DTW-FCO will resume on 5/1/11. However, their schedules do not go out far enough to tell when DTW-YVR will resume. Here is a link to their flight schedules where you can enter dates in for schedules to those destinations. DL flight schedule search --71.238.11.12 (talk) 13:57, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
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15:10, 28 July 2010 (UTC)Okay, I see what you're saying. I just thought it would be appropriate to add start or end dates to seasonal service. I had seen that with other airports where some of their airlines' destinations had seasonal service. For example, on the page for Boston Logan Airport, in the JetBlue Airways row, it says for one of its destinations: "Sarasota [seasonal; begins November 18]. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. --71.238.11.12 (talk) 20:45, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for clarifying. :) 76.250.189.79 (talk) 17:35, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
In the History section, the reference to the Federal Aviation Agency is correct. The Agency was created in 1957 and did not become the Federal Aviation Administration until 1967 when the Department of Transportation was created. Goldnpuppy (talk) 20:56, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
Looking at the DL schedules, the DTW-BOM flight has a stop in AMS. If a passengers traveling from DTW to BOM have to either have a stopover or connect to another flight in AMS, that route cannot be considered a nonstop route, so therefore, should not be listed as a DL destination from DTW. --98.250.92.159 (talk) 17:36, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
I see your point. However, I do find it quite possible that readers can get slightly misinformed. Just my $0.02. ;) --98.250.92.159 (talk) 19:20, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
The flight DTW-BOM via AMS flight will only last from March to May then it will operate from Newark instead. On the BOM page, only Amsterdam should've been listed as a destination. JFK=BOM is also via AMS but that flight will no longer exist as it will originate from DTW (from March 27 thru mid-May) then it will operate from Newark via AMS instead. Snoozlepet (talk) 19:39, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
I have been attempting to book a nonstop flight between Detroit and Anchorage this summer, but it seems that seasonal service between these two cities does not exist during 2012. Delta's "new routes" webpage still shows the route (and several others) from 2011, but it makes no commitment to fly these routes in 2012. The route cannot be booked on travel websites either. If there's no indication that the route exists anymore, it should be removed from the main article page.
Is it really true that Delta will terminate the DTW to HKG flights. I search for sources saying that. But there were none. Is it really true? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.89.35.142 (talk) 01:57, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there a reason this article refers to Metro Airport in a manner I've never heard? If you go to the airport's website (which happens to be metroairport.com), it says "Welcome to Detroit Metro Airport". I don't see where this has been discussed before, and would like the reasoning that our airport is called something a native has never once heard. mp2dtw (talk) 00:43, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
Area map:
Cell lots:
McNamara maps:
North maps:
WhisperToMe (talk) 02:56, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
The map shows Taiwan highlighted in blue. There are no flights to the island of Taiwan from Detroit currently. This should be corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.82.182.34 (talk) 15:52, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
Please do not add Manila or San Jose (CR) as these flights are operated thru Delta hubs at NRT and ATL, respectively. Delta DTW-NRT-MNL (DL275) has been deemed timetable direct per past discussions at WT:AIRPORTS (it use to operate directly via NGO with no plane change but DL cancelled its NGO-MNL segment in March). DL901 (DTW-ATL-SJO) is thru-hub domestic, which are not to be listed and it has a gate change as well. 97.85.113.113 (talk) 23:27, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
That line in the article is farcically incorrect.
Please stop saying that KLM occupies the McNamara Terminal because KLM is a codeshare service and they cannot occupy any gates since KLM do not actually operate its own services into the airport. The airlines listed is the airlines that actually operate its own service into DTW. 97.85.113.113 (talk) 01:25, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
Only behind paywalls
I'm checking to see if any of these articles mention ties with the area Japanese community or Japanese businesses. WhisperToMe (talk) 14:04, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved. EdJohnston (talk) 03:26, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport → Detroit Metropolitan Airport – Used by airport authority ([5]) and is the WP:COMMONNAME. Conifer (talk) 06:07, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
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The claim made by this article (and the yahoo blog cited) appears to be outdated. There are several other airports with longer terminals in the US alone (such as Denver), but it's difficult finding sources that discuss only single terminals and not concourse walks. If anyone can find a more reputable or recent source, that would be quite beneficial. Superlucer (talk) 16:58, 10 January 2024 (UTC)