Originally Posted by
Superpilot92
BINGO!! We cant be the nations #1 carrier with the best product when we have the most regional jets in the industry. MGMT needs to come forward with a plan to replace our regional jet domestic feed with a mainline jet of choice. They need to realize that people hate regional jets and with the recent scrutiny of of the regional providers now would be the perfect time to adjust the business plan.
It is more than just customer satisfaction, it is the ability to pile more crud in to the same bag. Less frequency on bigger jets leads to more seats for the same piece of airspace. With the public seeing air travel as essential it is the only way to go. There are only so many landing slots, and so much airspace to fit us all in.
Delta is leading the way in the NextGen Airspace Initiative. We have ppl in DC almost every week trying to find a solution to this problem. We know what the benefit are, but part of the fix is no more 50 seat jets taking up the same airspace as a 400 passenger jets does.
It may be less convenient for passengers to only have twice or thrice service a day sans hourly, but the jet will be bigger and the delays in theory should be less, as there is less metal trying to land on the same 7000 feet near LGA Bay.