Originally Posted by
Mach X
I do not have numbers to back this up, but I have a feeling the saabs do not make quite as much money as some seem to think. Combine that with expiring leases and the "image/passenger experience" factor, and it is not surprising the saabs are headed back across the pond.
The saabs never made a lot of money. But they did make money. It was the old NWA mentality. They did not care as long as it made money. All of the EAS routes were not cash crops, but they were not losing money. Delta is all about higher margins and I'm sure saab did not want to lease them again for bankruptcy rates.