Originally Posted by NVUS

Completely false

Let's just say, for the sake of arguments, the aircraft are paid for. Operational cost are around $500/block hour (that's a very high cost, again for sake of arguments) and fuel costs of approximately $500 an hour as well (1,000lbs, $3.50gal). $1,000/block hr divided by 25 PAX is $40 per person, per hour, to break even. Then consider the amount of subsidies those small commuties pay, or EAS contract payments, it would be hard to see SkyWest losing money on these routes.