Originally Posted by Boomer:1280106
Originally Posted by
Trip7
Bigger doesn't mean better(Mesa), but it seems higher quality, more expensive regionals, are given a larger share of regional feed by mainline partners.
For example, Comair has 60% of Delta's regional flying.
Oops, I meant they
had 60%. I wonder if "more expensive" is why that percentage changed.
Comair had unfortunate problem of being wholly owned. DAL is not a regional airline specialist. Comair was an after thought. Comair couldn't expand their flying outside the Delta Connection portfolio. Their unit costs must have skyrocketed to an unreasonable level
Comair is one end of the spectrum, Mesa is the other end. A regional finding the right cost balance while maintaining a decent quality operation will be best positioned to succeed.