Originally Posted by
oldmako
They will not lose money if we fly them. They will earn LESS if we fly them than if you fly them, but they won't lose money. Ultimately that's their problem, not ours. They sell the seats at the price they set. Today's load factors give them astonishing pricing power. But one thing is for sure - we will certainly lose jobs if you fly them. Management has a proven track record for that. They don't like widgets. And when the economy hiccups, we'll likely lose even more.
Why would anyone expect us to feel any other way about scope? We lost the first scope battle. We're determined not to lose the next.
Im not sure the above highlighted is true. If mainline flies them, there no longer is any seat restriction (could make it a 80-82 seater vs 76), nor mileage or hub restrictions, or even the number of airframes flown. All that adds up to more revenue and potential profit.