Originally Posted by
MikeFromMKE
As it stands we get to keep some flying that we might not have gotten and I would bet as long as it makes more money than parking the planes, RJET will continue to fly the routes. RJET has an abundance of 50 seaters that they don't know what to do with so if they can find a few high yielding routes for them I think it can be good for everyone.
Very true.
With that said, Republic is going to be hard pressed to find many (if any) routes that will work with oil over $100. The economics of the regional jets just aren't there to make those routes profitable. I suspect that the appeal of the E190 is also starting to significantly erode in the current fuel environment.
It's not just a Republic/Frontier problem, either. If oil continues its upward trajectory, I suspect that we will be looking at some significant capacity cuts by airlines come fall.