Originally Posted by
ZapBrannigan
I've been saying that for years. We need a small airplane before we get a bigger one. Smaller airplanes to provide incremental feed to fill a widebody year round.
That said, RJs are high CASM products, so maybe not TOO small.
USAir carried 175 pax in the 757 in 1999.
They carried 144 in the 737-400 (which is the same size as the 800).
Our 737s carry as many people as their 757s did. We cram a lot of people into these suckers, so a smaller airplane is appropriate to feed the “mainline” for lack of a better term.
i like the Breeze idea. I wonder if Neeleman still harbors a grudge from when Herb fired him?
not to nit pick but the 400 is not the same size as the 800. About 10' shorter.
An all economy class and we hualed 162 in it. With a 1st class 12 1st class seats we hauled 150.
Little underpowered when full and high/hot.