Originally Posted by tallpilot

Interesting analysis. So B6 retains a loyal following for transcons and makes Mint. Why aren't they profitable overall?

It also shows that while connecting hubs (CLT) are profitable the big money O&D traffic is still in those big nasty cities with high taxes that Vasu and the regional airline team don't like. The XLR (assuming they fit though the door or whatever the excuse for the delay is this week) will have more and nicer premium seating than the T models. Maybe we can scrape a few more million from those routes.