Originally Posted by
CBreezy
I have to believe it's far more complicated than unit cost to operate. For instance, is customer demand low in a certain market for turboprops? I have flown with many passengers who claim to refuse to fly on them. Of course, I don't know how a price drop would affect that rationale. I'm sure it's possible that certain regionals offer to fly certain routes at risk versus FFD.
They will book on the cheapest flight available, within schedule limits. Eventually they will have nothing to book on at all.(except maybe a bus)
Most of their neighbors won't be booking anything, because they have zero discretional income.