Originally Posted by
spin88
Without trying to back out the capacity issue (AA cut more, DL was in the middle, UA slightly less - and this should somewhat reduce these figures) had UA matched DL's PRASM growth it would have had $488M more in revenue. Had they matched AA's PRASM growth they would have had $572M in extra revenue. Again the actual difference is probably somewhat smaller, but as an idea of the magnitude of difference its interesting.
Excellent analysis! Sounds like some potentially damaging information may come out on the earnings call. Hopefully the analysts will grill the over-entitled leadership on what's causing the PRASM gap vs. competitors.