Delta announces service cuts

It appears that Delta Airlines has plans to end service to 24 small airports (see New York Times article here and Delta announcement is here).  Mississippi will lose Delta service to three airports (Greenville, Tupelo, and Hattiesburg).  See chart below from the New York Times (click to enlarge).

The New York Times article states that:

Nationally, all major airlines have been reducing and sometimes eliminating flights altogether in small cities, as the industry concentrates much of its service in 29 major hubs, which now account for 70 percent of all passenger traffic, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.