Originally Posted by
ZeroTT
y’all love throwing the T word
50 seat jets exist because for the last 20 years they have profitably aggregated demand from small places. Fares were high, demand was high, capacity was tight. Demand has cratered. It will recover, but how fast and how far?
Not unreasonable to suggest 50 seat jets might go away if passenger volume stays down for years
50 seat jets are far more popular in the U.S. than many other countries. Is that because the geography and population distribution is unique? Is the 50 seat jet the perfect aircraft for these markets? What effect do scope clauses and CPAs have on the economics?
It is self evident that each market should be served by the lowest cost equipment that can be reliably filled to capacity. However there are many more pieces to the analysis than number of seats.