Originally Posted by
jerry a. laska
The problem was also with takeoffs and the operational capabilities of the planes are not identical. Also it is my understanding that the DL mainline that replaced the SkyWest aircraft used RNP approaches and departures while the OO operated aircraft did not. Dave1013 might have some more info.
Only Alaska has RNP approaches into JNU. DL has talked about developing their own but they haven't done that yet. Don't think aircraft performance was an issue, they should be more or less the same. If it had been an issue they'd just have weight restricted the plane rather than cancel flights.