Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
That's the problem - RJ's, like any other Jet, are more profitable as the legs get longer (spending more time in cruise). It's the time spent in the low altitudes (up and down) and the mid-altitudes of short-hops that burn the go-juice.
I wish I could quote your quote...but it seems like you are misunderstanding flyboydan....he just said the exact opposite.
You are saying RJs are more profitable on longer legs (because they burn less in high altitude cruise then down low)... and he is saying RJs would be more profitable if they only flew shorter routes (which is the correct answer
).