Originally Posted by
Tx Paratroopr
I don't think southwest VS sun country is a good comparison as both of those would be someone's end game VS a regional stepping stone. But the post was completely serious. If the ultimate goal is to fly and get out as fastest as possible wouldn't mesa make sense? Endure the suck for a short term to get out as fast as possible? But no aa I could care less about the flow. Long term would be south west/FedEx, ups, k4 maybe
It absolutely is a fair comparison.
Both sell their own tickets under their own brand
Both fly the same equipment
Both are far far far from the same job
The same can be said for Skywest vs Mesa
Same subcontractor business model
Flying the same or similar RJ equipment
All regionals are not alike.