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Because of the aircraft positioning issue, it's harder for a traditional network carrier to cancel a flight. OTOH, for routes where WN just goes back and forth multiple times per day, it would be pretty easy to cancel one RT and consolidate flights if they have low loads in both directions. This especially applies to routes that tend to be O&D rather than having a lot of connecting passengers.