Carl I enjoy your posts, but Delta makes the decision on charters. All DCI does is fly the charter with a Delta Charter Rep onboard. I've flown charters w/ college men's BB teams (as well as women's teams) onboard and it is uncomfortable for them, as well as a 737 or MD would be because of their size (granted better on mainline but still uncomfortable). But again, that's a Delta call, not DCI. Even Pat Summit of TN flew w/ her team on an RJ charter I flew, a very gracious lady. A treat to meet her.

ASA even flew 4-5 RJs (50 seats) to Tuscaloosa once to fly the FB team to Athens Ga instead of a 757 or something similar. Needless to say Saban was ****ed! But, again, Delta made that decision of what plane to use. No doubt more profit w/ the RJs (at the time) was the deciding factor I would guess.