Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
What he's talking about is that the industry has shown three flights a day are the minimum in most markets. People don't want to fly from MLI to ATL, they want to fly from MLI to CDG, LHR, or AMS (John Deere). They don't want to get on the 7am flight out and sit in ATL all day waiting for their international flight. One flight a day would destry any reasonable chance of connections. This is partially why large RJs will never go away completely. They simply can'ty fill a 717/319/737 three times a day every day.
I know they can't fill a 717/737/a319 3 times a day. Never said they could/would. They topic began about cutting or eliminating capacity on less profitable or non-profitable routes. The other poster threw in MLI and 200+ seats. All I did was give an example of an RJ replacement with adequate seating capable for the city he/she used as an example. Lastly, what customers 'want' doesn't always matter. If mainline decides one flight a day in a specific market on a narrow body, the flying public will adjust.