Originally Posted by
pbarnette
I'd be shocked if EAS service were profitable enough to be worth the effort for DL in more than a limited number of markets. These communities would almost certainly be better served by a carrier that caters to small markets, such as Great Lakes or Cape Air. They could likely attract such carriers with lower revenue guarantees, too.
It's hard to make a go of things in EAS markets. I was reading the documentation on the DIK and ISN service Great Lakes provides from DEN, and the subsidy remains quite substantial even with high fares and a high load factor driven by the oil boom in Western ND.