Originally Posted by
GA2Jets
Counter point: the number of 50 seaters today speaks to the market that exists right now. There are some airports that have phased out service, but there are tons of small cities that United makes a profit off of. UA makes a lot of money off small markets, and while some might go, no way they're giving up on them all. So they either they have to upgauge and reduce frequency, or find another small aircraft solution.
Semi-Counter-Counterpoint. I regularly fly into PSC Pasco, Wa as a PAX a couple of times a year. They used to fly the 37 seat turboprop 8 times a day. A few years ago Horizon supersized them. Started flying the 76 seat turboprop 6 times a day. PAX loads have increased significantly. The PSC airport has grown significantly in ridership over the last decade. If you build it, they will come?