Originally Posted by
Often1
The fact is that people who travel for work would prefer four flights/day on smaller aircraft rather than a single mainline aircraft at sometime when it can be sent out and back for a quick run.
I have to agree with this, particularly when you're trying to do a day trip and you need an early departure and late return. It's already difficult when originating at a hub, and the first flight of the day is after 8:00am to allow for connecting traffic, for example: JAX (9:29am), MCI (8:47am), and RIC (8:40am).
A good example is DSM. If you live in Des Moines, you can take a 6:03am OB to EWR and 7:30pm return. However, if you're originating in EWR, you end up taking a connection & working a short day or you pay for a hotel. And those are the only non-stops.