Pulling markets 31 days out is pretty laughable and/or sad, depending on how you look at it. There are undoubtedly many thousands of people booked on these flights heading into the summer season. The RJ flying is one thing because that business travel tends to book more close in. But the LGA flying is especially pathetic.
Obviously the cuts themselves are painful, but it stuns the heck out of me that on April 30 they cut as of June 1. What new came about now that they didn't know back in February or March? And the peak summer time, from early June until early August, is the time to make money. This sort of action does not encourage condifence in the decision making process. And I would feel just as strongly about that if they were to kill DEN-AUS/SBA/ICT/GEG today as of June 1 as well.
The two-week stay they have for Pittsburgh is a real hoot. And it goes to prove how difficult it can be to figure out what will actually happen based on their actions. If they had any inkling that the RJ's would be parked this summer, it would make no sense to spend the $ to bring PIT back on line. With all the additions in Orlando on tap, the seemingly-logical conclusion here may be that Orlando will be shut down entirely in July.