Originally Posted by BigBeerBelly
Anyone can guess at something. Let's hear the facts, why is it clear to "US." Has FLYI not done the impossible in 6 months?: Rebranded an entire airline, changed a corporate culture of over 4,500 employees, operated the largest and most efficient low-cost hub in the WORLD with over 600 flights a day with an ontime performance near 80%. Folks, when someone gets the spotlight by making claims that have not been backed up, we have to question his motives.
So FLYI has been adding capacity, yet their load factor has not changed from the previous month. FLYIs load factor has not changed when almost all other airlines had a lower load factor in September, the worst travel month of the year. Most other airlines are reducing capacity and reporting lower load factors. A question for the history buffs: What was Southwests load factor after four months of operation, how about JetBlue? This analyst went on to say that he was 65% certain that FLYI would declare. Sounds like a, "I'm not really sure, you know, but if I had to guess on this one I am leaning towards, yeah they will probably go ahead and file."
In this same article, Ashcroft said that FLYI has all of the Dorniers in storage. A simple trip to the Delta website will show that they are still operating out of Cincinatti. How can you call yourself an analyst when you aren't even analyzing? This is the same Ashcroft who was all over the analyst reports saying he is 90% sure Mesa will win a hostile takeover less than a year ago. Folks, you got to question his motives. Wouldn't be surprised if one of his buddies is gobbling up as much FLYI stock as he can since Ashcroft just put it on sale.
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And who's fault is it that they started flying over the summer. They chose to do it at this time. But here's the answer. Lets add five more flights to lansing. Yeah, and three more Westchester. Come on, give me a break. They were being questioned from day 1. They haven't proved anything to anyone. 44% load factor ain't going to cut it. How much does it matter if you have rebranded, and changed the employees, and good on time and so on and so on. With no passengers it makes absoloutely no difference. Sorry to break your heart.