Originally Posted by
flynd94
Using your DSM-ORD example. UA runs 3 flights a day. Two of the flights are on UA and one is on UEX. Go back 5 years ago and there was no mainline UA service and 5-7 RJ’s a day to ORD.
UA reduced frequency but increased the available seats. They also control the product and can offer premium service.
Mainline replacing RJ’s is a good thing. No you won’t see a Guppy/Bus flying to Dickinson ND but getting RJ’s back to where they belong is good for all of us and our careers
United controls all of its product, including UEX. I have said this before....majors are not replacing RJ's, they are putting mainline in where they belonged in the first place. United has a rich history of using RJ's in markets and on routes they had no business being on in the first place.