Just wait until the majors start making the regionals pay their own fuel bills. Things could very easily start going back to the way the "feeders" used to do business. XJT already started it back up again with some of the DAL flying out of LAX. Some of that flying is pro-rate and XJT is responsible for fuel and in some cases advertising. If the route isnt profitable neither is xjt, if it is then they both make money. Unlike today where if the planes are empty the regional still makes money as long as they complete the flights.