Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
As a native of MKE, I agree, MEH has a niche and they actually connected a lot of passengers from the NE to LAX and the like. People were willing to pay a little more, stop over in MKE and then continue on to the West coast. RJET made a gamble on MEH, and if the loads I am seeing out of ATL to MKE are any indication, they are not making money.
My parents have also flipped the bird at MEH after 11-03-09. I was impressed, because it means a connection in ATL or ORD for them now. It says a lot when you irk loyal customers.
That is awesome news, even if it is only anecdotal. It is simply amazing that an airline like RAH can even exist, competing directly with major airlines they have partnered with while these major airlines guarantee profits to them each and every flight- their competitor! Every USAir, Continental, American and Delta pilot better hope for RAH's demise because these major airlines are funding their own competition. Midwest was a great airline destroyed with the help of their "regional partner"- hopefully nobody else will follow the same fate.