Originally Posted by
Eric Stratton
People claim you can't fly the 76 seaters at delta because the costs would be too high compared to others. How do you then justify some of those pay rates compared to your competition? If you couldn't compete with the 76'ers at your pay rates compared to others how do you compete with these pay rates? Looking for a serious answer because to me it seems like there was enough money in your contract to add the 76 seat rather than just sign more away.
If you take into account lost revenues/costs due to Customer Loyalty(Most PAX dislike DCI). Labor Strife (REPUBLIC, MESA). Performance (DELAYS, SLOWDOWNS). MX (CRJ50). FUEL(We buy the Fuel). Separate Corporation (We help fund another entity). LIABILITY (accidents, Delta name etc.), Cheapening Delta Brand; I bet you we can operate the 76 seaters ourselves for a profit. Take into account, truthful 12 year data on the 50 seater, not conjured up numbers.
A solution is, put 82-90 seats on the 76 seaters and let us fly them. The extra seats will offset any perceived increases in costs.
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