Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
The legacy's can't afford to send aircraft somewhere to flood a market they don't already have. They tried that and failed. How do you think Southwest got started? There were the same big players in the field then. This is besides the point. SKW is a regional because they are limited to regional aircraft. I don't care how much they make.
Actually, one of the bad moves ACA made was to go straight into IAD and compete with UAL. As everyone knows, it didn't take long for ACA to bleed to death. My point is that LCCs and Legacies are well spread throughout the US. I highly doubt Skywest would be able to fly somewhere where they didn't encounter competition.