Originally Posted by
Kacee
But it's still not a positive indicator of UA's overall position at LAX . . . rather, it raises the question, if other airlines can make money on the route, why can't UA?
Who says UA can't make money on that route?
Maybe it can, maybe it can't; we on FT don't have the data to meaningfully determine that. All this means is that even if it CAN make money on the route, it has determined it can make even MORE money with those resources placed elsewhere.
There are probably lots of routes where UA CAN make money, but has decided not to serve because it can make more money elsewhere.