Hmmm..What did the letter say about CLE ?:

"Our h
ub in Cleveland hasn’t been profitable for over a decade, and has generated tens of millions
of dollars of annual losses in recent years. We simply cannot continue to bear these losses. "

A DECADE....

"No city has been more supportive of its hub carrier, and no group of employees has been more dedicated to providing great service, but the demand for hub-level connecting flying through
Cleveland simply isn’t there. "

See also CVG,PIT....

"While our decision to reduce our flying was driven by our continued losses in Cleveland, the timing of the flight reductions has been accelerated by industry-wide effects of new federal regulations that impact us and our regional partner flying. Those new regulations have caused mainline airlines to hire regional pilots, while simultaneously significantly reducing the pool of new pilots from which regional carriers themselves can hire. Although this is an industry issue, it directly affects us and requires us to reduce our regional partner flying, as several of our regional partners are beginning to have difficulty flying their schedules due to reduced new pilot availability. "

"New pilot availability",i.e.,300 hour ATP wonders...

"We need to reduce that flying in our most unprofitable markets, which unfortunately are out of Cleveland."

Unprofitable....