Originally Posted by
calmwinds
SW never closed their IAH CRJ base. They will have no trouble picking up our Ejet flying there. SW is also making noise about making a play for our DFW CRJ flying. SW won't need to buy Mesa --- at this point, they just need to wait for AA or UA to drop us and pick up the flying.
Your comparing two different fleets though. SW's IAH Crj's are not competing against MESA's Crj's for IAH flying. The two bases can co exist as they have different purposes.
If Republic or SkyWest were to open an 170/175 IAH base with additional non-Mesa aircraft, it would cannibalize Mesa there.