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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon
If you read the investor slides at all, oil prices didn’t factor into the decision. It’s mainly about capturing premium customers with first class options. None of the slides said “50 seat RJ’s”, they said “single cabin” RJ’s. They’re going to upgauge the current 70/76 seat routes and trickle down those aircraft into the busier/more premium smaller markets, use the 550 on smaller markets with premium pax and keep a handful of single class aircraft for the smallest of cities.
You are actually wrong. 100% wrong. Proof? Go to slide #31 of UAL Invest Event - June 2021.
"Newer aircraft are at least 50% more fuel efficient per seat than our least efficient fleets"
"New generation large narrowbodyaircraft provide significant fuel burn reduction"
If you don't think this is due to directly related higher oil prices, then you need to lay off whatever it is that you are smokin'. Wow!