Originally Posted by
higney85
the route structure that NWA has for 9E is us flying all the planes through all the hubs to limit delays when one hub gets slammed on.
Actually the real reason is that NWA can whipsaw XJ and 9E more effectively if both route structures overlay all hubs.
NWA learned that lesson from watching the Comair strike in 2001 and vowed never to let a regional pilot strike effectively shut down a hub.