Originally Posted by
CaptKrunch
I think you should reread your own post and ask yourself why you wrote it. The 50 seater was not profitable when gas was at $150 but now that it is under $40 I think the 50 seaters are doing just fine. Your right in saying the regionals are probably still going to get rid of MOST of them but there is not much of an incentive to do so right now. As for your little example, I would seriously doubt even a Dash8-100 would make money with 12 people on it. And yes I have been on a flight with no Rev pax on board it happens its called life.
What you call "life" is changing everyday. You think our major partners are sitting in their boardrooms looking at these numbers and saying, "oh well 12 pax, that's just life. We can just swallow another 10,000 seats this month afters all that money we lost last year." During a tight time like this numbers and statistics are under the microscope more than ever. Just because oil is cheap now doesn't mean greener pastures are ahead. We all know it can go back up anytime. Sorry but things are changing as we speak. For all of you thinking there is a ray of sunshine coming to put 100% of these 50 seaters in full swing due to Mesa or any other carrier going under you are sadly mistaken. The only ray of sunshine is age 65 retirees coming up in 4 years.