Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
It's all about the Benjamins at UA- the ones it costs to feed a 747 as opposed to a 737. I wouldn't fool yourself into thinking this was about the customers- it's about what makes money for UA. If they could make money flying 50 seat RJs TPAC they would. If they could make money flying 747s EWR-IAD, they would.
Best post I've read today.
Flyertalk is rife with threads questioning management decisions. Why are they flying this aircraft or that aircraft? Why is this route being cancelled...whenever I fly the flights are full? etc. etc.
Airline management have detailed financial models that spit out these decisions. Threads debating these issues are nothing more than drivel unless Flyertalkers can produce their own detailed calculations/models refuting management determinations.