Originally Posted by
Riddler
Let me get this straight... keeping 50 seat scope would "destroy" the new UAL? From my perspective, 70+ seat scope is what ruined the current UAL. Just think, after the CAL/UAL merger, the new UAL will be nearly as large as it was 10 years ago.
I agree with the person that you were quoting. But I agree with you too. It was 70+ seat scope that ruined the current UAL, along with other carriers too. However 70+ is becoming the new norm. So now if the new UAL was to restrict scope to 50 seats, it would kill them because it would put them in at a competitive disadvantage. The only way a major would benefit by 50 seat or less scope is if all major from here on out stuck to that.