If the 50 seater was going away....why doEs Delta still have them? There were a lot more 50 seaters than just the ones at Pinnacle. Stating that the 50 seaters were going away regardless is faulty logic. Delta was/is really good at shuffling RJ’s between DCI carriers. Look what’s happening now with the consolidation to 3 DCI carriers. Delta was under contract with more than one DCI carrier with years to go with the 50 seaters. Allowing a minimal amount of 76 seaters was an enticement to the DCI carriers so Delta could modify the contracted lift and get rid of a lot of 50 seaters sooner rather than years into the future.

The bottom line is it was a scope win with less total RJ’s and way less total seats. If y’all can’t see this you are being myopic and need to look at the big picture.

Denny