Originally Posted by
MikeFromMKE
From what I read in the transcripts it looks like they plan to remove all the E70s from the fleet to be replaced by E90s because they can get the near same block cost but have 20+ more seats on the E90s. I couldn't tell for sure if they also are planning to phase out the E35/45, in which case we might see MSN-MKE on E90s?
I'm not sure eliminating the E70's gives me a warm fuzzy ... this year I've flown MCI-MSY twice, a route they only operate 1x day, and one time the flight was fairly full, but I know there were a few non-revs, and the other time the flight was noticably not full. The problem is that with 1x day, business travelers like me are likely to use the flight in just one direction (as I did the last two times) and the other time just won't work. Now, if they eliminate the E70 used on this route that: 1) makes even less of a chance this would go to at least 2x day; and 2) makes even less of a chance they can continue to operate this route successfully.