Originally Posted by
Beckles
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.
That's a good point, but from what it sounds like, operating the E90 costs only a slight bit more than an E70, so even though load factors would theoretically drop it does not necessarily mean a loss in profitability.