Originally Posted by slowplay

It was asked. The MEC looked at the numbers to try and make the operation cost-competitive on mainline. It would have been a horrendous B-scale. The one-time startup costs, pilot contract costs, and other related costs completely outstripped savings on the DCI margins. We even looked at adding seats into the aircraft that were capable of higher density, and there wasn't enough revenue to offset mainline expenses at our current costs (pre-TA).