Originally Posted by
CANAM
The answer is zero. It would cost ticket holders absolutely nothing. It would only increase the operating cost of your airline, which would make it harder for them to compete during contract negotiation time with their major partner. Other less expensive regionals, with less overhead, would offer lower rates.
Remember, if you're at a regional airline, you don't work for the livery on the tail. The customer never buys the ticket from Piedmont, Chautauqua or Comair.
But best of luck during negotiations. Being a sub-contractor is a bit&*.
Now this guy gets it.
FlyJSH, your contract carrier makes their money from a Fixed Fee 4 Departure agreement. They do not have the luxury of passing their cost on to "their" customer. Your "customer" is whomever you're flying for and not the passengers on your aircraft. Now your agreement with your "customer" (DAL, UAL, CAL, AA, US, etc) states that you are to provide seamless service between their airline and yours for "their customers".......etc.
Keep in mind that most F4D contracts have labor cost increases already negotiated in. That being said there's only so much your carrier has to spend but my money's on it being a lot more than they're telling you. After all it's their job to keep cost down while revenue increases in-order to drive their bottom line. The more successfull they are (errrr Chip “Away” Childs - SKW) the larger their raises and bonuses will be.