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Old 03-07-2009 | 06:05 AM
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johnso29
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Originally Posted by ToiletDuck
My point was there was little room for flexibility. The market nich was so tight that with a 50 seat aircraft things were going to have to run perfect.

TD,

I think it's pretty hard, if not impossible, for you to argue that ANY airline who was footing the bill for fuel this past summer handled it smoothly. Branded was planned @ $60 a barrel, & if any airline saw that coming we wouldn't have seen the ungodly losses that so many airlines have suffered thus far.

I understand you defending RAH, but I think you have to admit that Branded was a successful business plan that fell victim to outrageous fuel costs. We also saw the fall of ATA, Midwest(a shell of their former selves), Aloha, etc. Are you going to tell me their business plans were crap as well? Like I said, I understand your defending RAH, but XJET Branded was a successful product.