Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
You are exactly right that the cost per emplanement is much higher in JFK than PHL, but if the whole plane is filled with Joe Schmo flying CMH-PHL-LHR then the total revenue will be proportionately lower as well. High fare business travellers are the bread and butter of TATL traffic, and a large chunk of them live in the NYC area. The 18yr old from CMH who is going to backpack across Europe isnt much more than a blip on the radar.
That's called originating traffic; I think you missed my point. NY is big, but there are more than just backpackers that live in the rest of the United States. A HUB, in my definition, is a city you make connections through. PHL will be a HUB.
I agree that NY is very important market but between LGA and JFK the new AA would have a decent presence and still fly it's bread and butter.
Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
I've thought about this in the past as well, but when you look at the PANYNJ traffic statistics for EWR/JFK/LGA it would put the big 3 on a surprisingly level playing field with each controlling between 20-25% of the NYC traffic. Comparing slot portfolios with DL JFK and AA/JB JFK it is about the same as well. DL uses a ton of RJs, which lowers their potential ASMs for JFK.
Yeah, sure dude.
This is for JFK
