Originally Posted by
xkuzme1
Southwest doesnt have to fly to every po-dunk airport on the globe to be able to fill seats on their international market.
Southwest has an international market? Thats news to me. And no, Airtran flying some token flights to the Caribbean does not count as an international network
RJs do have a place in a competitive environment for global networks. Mainline management has exploited regional carriers beyond their useful limits, and has destroyed the RJ for all future airlines in the US.
"50 seaters" have been around for a long time, but in the recent decade they have been used in a way that deteriorates the industry as a whole.