Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
I hope you're right and that those Airbii don't end up at RAH or any other regional. However, history does not support your argument.
I'd be willing to bet that when you remove labor costs, flying 2 E75s costs just about the same as flying one S80 over the same stage length. About the same number of seats, both premium and economy. Frequency is a bonus.
One MD80 due to its age will likely cost more than 2 new E175 to operate, but you also have to account that AMR will replace the MD80's with A319's and one A319 will 90% of the amount of pax as the 2 E175 at a much lower cost!