Originally Posted by
trip
The problem is one week of light loads on the mainline 160 seater will wipe out the razor thin profit for the whole month, really is a double edged sword flying into smaller markets. I don't have the answer, maybe the cities will eventually have to pony up to a break even.
That's the beauty of owning airplanes. The CASM on a 160 seater that is paid for is very cheap. Why do you think Delta is buying 50+ used MD90s and 88 B717s(Delta will own them in 7 years)? It creates extreme flexibly when it comes to "capacity discipline". Just look at Allegiant.