Originally Posted by
schmohawk
Back of napkin math , let’s say they do 45 flights a day in a slow down, multiplied by 30 days a month, divided by the number of requires flights per station as per the final order that was just issued (approx 14 at 3 a week) = 96 stations. I think in a 45 flights a day slow down , they could support flying to 96 stations , and keep in mind , international stations are excluded. I’m sure some routes will have higher yields than others , but they’ll probably ask for specific route exemptions like the Greensboro’s Richmond’s , and Asheville’s etc. If the service requirements are the main concern, I’d bet they take the money
I reread this multiple times but I’m not following the math but did realize maybe I was reading the article wrong, The way I initially read was three flights for each market (route?), but maybe by serving each “point” they just mean each airport?
Fly ORD-DTW three times a week and that covers it for all flight requirements in and out of those two airports?
Maybe FLL-MCO-TPA-RSW-FLL circle three times a week would fulfill the requirement for all those airports? Something like that would be the best way to minimize operating costs.
If we only need three flights a week in or out of FLL that would be a HUUUUUUUUGE savings. (Or DTW or LAS or any other “point”)
Either way the requirements of this law are not very well thought out.