Originally Posted by
Rahlifer
Southwest, Spirit and Frontier seem to be doing just fine without regional feeders. Not every one-horse town needs to have scheduled air service since 99% of America lives within a two hour drive of a major airport.
How do you think United, Delta and American fill up their widebody planes? It is with feed off the regionals! Look at how many wide bodies Southwest, Spirit and Frontier have-Zero.
Regionals expand the mainline airline’s route system allowing for more destinations and larger aircraft out of their hubs to many international destinations that would be unprofitable without the feed!