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Old 08-26-2009, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by cybourg10 View Post
Are you saying Compass is their to keep the other DCI carriers "honest" with their costs? How many DCI carriers are required to be in the bottom two of costs? (I know ASA is one). If that is true talk about whipsaw......How is Compass the cheapest, is it only because of the junior labor costs or is Delta fudging the numbers to keep the others in line?
I believe Mesa is required to be cheapest, and ASA 2nd cheapest. Neither is close to Compass - I have heard numbers thrown around that CPS is 30% cheaper. It seems to me that CPS is the stick being used to beat the rest of DCI into shape.

Sad, but f-ing true.
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