Originally Posted by
The Chow
Captain I was flying with said that regionals fly about 60-65% of all DL's domestic flying.
Curious as to why the main line guys would let that happen? I know the big focus is on international but someone has to get people to the ATL, JFK, CVG, LAX, ect.....
For some reason I thought scope was more than the number of seats an aircraft has....
Can anyone confirm if this number is close to accurate?
Might be that 60% of the FLIGHTS are regional - but I bet the % of PASSENGERS carried is far, far, lower...