Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The 717's were not coming based on price. It does not matter if they were free you had to have a place to fly the aircraft. You needed space in your overall system. Without that headroom the company would not have purchased the aircraft. The 717's are not growth aircraft for the Delta system. They are growth aircraft for the mainline. That is a key point you are missing.
Sailing;
If the 717s are mainline growth aircraft, I will buy you the multi-course Greek dinner of your choice at the Lucky Boy in 5 towns. Until that is proven, I will remain a skeptic.
What you say above makes perfect sense, but when Lucy has a football...