Originally Posted by
daniel0265
An advisor friend of mine pointed out that IF fuel can settle between $30-$50 per barrel it should help the airlines out a lot. Make a long conversation short the CRJ-200 was built when fuel was $25-$35. Don't see why this plane cannot be a small money maker like it was before. If we (ALL DCI) are so lucky and fuel can just settle at around this range, Delta may go easy on the cuts or even add routes in 2009-2010. But.... I know that is a huge dream but hey who knows.
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It doesn't matter that fuels around $35/barrel if no one’s buying tickets. Yes the BEP decreases but you still need a solid yield. Our economy is in the crapper and people are taking vacations closer to home or not at all. If the decrease in fuel does cause DAL to change their projected cuts it won’t be by much. We need a complete rebound in our economy and consumer spending for DAL to make a 180.