Looks like once again we're trying to take on JB's dominating upstate NY and BTV service with DCI. The last time that was tried out of JFK it didn't come close to working. On the bright side though our CASM with DCI is through the roof compared to JB so that should help, plus the trip cost is lower so when we get creamed we won't lose as much. That's Bi-Winning right there, that's what that is.

And hey, 4 MD88 flights! Too bad it wasn't 5, that way on the 5th day of DL-Xmas we could pause and sing together..."fiiiiiiive, main-line, flights....."

Nothing was mentioned about ROA or ILM though so I'm sure those are mainline and besides even if they're not, they will feed our LGA hub. Which isn't really a hub but more of an O&D focus city. So we won't get any passengers from these new RJ routes (the whole reason they were agreed to in the first place, you know, to grow mainline?) but at least the profits go to the mothership. After we pay their guaranteed profits. But at least we don't hold the leases and debt. Although we are legally responsibile for all their long term leases and associated debt, and we pay it all, plus additional premiums.

This isn't just using cheaper pilot labor, which is bad enough as it is. This is all that as well as flat out bypassing the mainline system entirely with our code, our paint, our pax, our everything except pilots and doing it all at a higher cost and fuel use per passenger in the first place. FTN.