Originally Posted by
PCLCREW
Ya all those small cities like...
JFK-DFW/ORD/MSY and that's just a drop in the bucket. The use of the RJ is hardly just a small city airplane.
Remember when there was no RJs and the airlines used DC-9s/727s/737s to connect those cities.
Take a look around the world most airlines don't use RJs to feed their hubs.
No RJs = No RJs... That's it.
I do remember, whereas I grew up in the 70's and witness now called legacy carriers flying to small cities. The 70's was a different economics world compared with today's standards in which everyone did not fly on an airline. Don't expect many large carriers to go back into time to serve small markets because they can make more money operating long haul international flights.
Agreed, and that wasn't really the point of my post... I was really commenting the No RJs = No wide bodies statement because at one time there were no RJs, and the rest of the world really doesn't use them.
Small city service is a luxury in this country, if they weren't served it wouldn't mean the airlines would stop flying.