Originally Posted by iaflyer

Thanks - I live in the DTW area, so your response was great.

It does sound like the lines are weak, but as you get larger (up to what, 36 planes?) there might be a better selection of trips.

Someone hit the nail on the head - I can see many military guys doing the guard or reserve thing instead of flowing down to Compass or Mesaba. It would be better financially than Compass.