Old 05-31-2008 | 03:19 PM
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I do think Skywest is wise to pursue additional flying w/ Continental...It's like being a fund manager for a mutual fund in that an operator should look to diversify their codeshare flying w/ as many different airlines as possible. In other words, don't put all of your eggs in one basket. It minimizes risk. Right now it does look like Delta (think Mesa lawsuit) and United will be trying to trim domestic capacity substantially to keep costs as low as possible. Last I checked, much of Skywest's flying is contracted out by these two carriers. So they're being pro-active and going after flying w/ Continental. They're mitigating risk, which is what well managed companies do.
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