Originally Posted by
saab2000
I agree with most of this. But RJ flights aren't cheaper. In many cases they're actually more expensive because they go to monopolized destinations.
Last week we looked up the price of a RT ticket on one of the routes we frequently fly at my carrier from DCA. It was around $1000 for a ticket on that 90 minute flight. It's frequently a full flight.
And they'd be even more expensive if the pilots were getting mainline pay. The current regional pay system keeps prices lower than they would be otherwise...even if they're not currently very cheap.