Originally Posted by
WIRunner
generally regionals are paid per flight, regardless of how many pax fly on them.
SkyWest is fairly insulated from losses because of this. They also won't have to market the flights, that's up to AirTran.
Still though, the CRJ200... ugh. The EMB120 would be a more comfortable plane, not necessarily the most enjoyable, but more comfortable.
I believe this arrangement is unlike the previous regional set-ups. In this case, SkyWest is has the biggest burden, because they are handling the revenue management. AirTran is just the booking agent and allowing connections into their larger MKE network.
AirTran is only splitting the passenger revenue...they are not paying SkyWest for each flight.