Originally Posted by
jayray2
I see where you are going. It looks like Republic is heading in the right direction then. It is unbelievable that the airlines just gave up the lions share of the domestic US market. Could they really not make money flying domestically or did regional outsourcing blow up in their face? They essentially funded the very companies that will soon be their competitors. I thought airlines were in the business of flying people for money. I guess all those warnings of codesharing to circumvent scope were true.
You are very misinformed.
Airlines are in the business of creating executive bonuses and large compensation packages for upper management. Flying people is just a byproduct.