Originally Posted by prhs1989
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.
Actually FLYI wanted to start this November with AB from day one and an extra $10 million in the bank from UAL, but it was in UALs best interest to end the relationship ASAP. Also, from the beginning FLYI management said that they need at least 15 AB to show a profit with the CRJs. That put their estimates around 3rd quarter 05. Those things do matter. They are the foundation of a company. They are why people return to your company when they have to travel. The early departures will fit in perfectly with the red eye transcons early next year. Not having to wait an extra 3 hours for the next flight to LAN will help sell tickets. FLYIs biggest mistake in my opinnion is their failure to join GDS. Global Distribution Systems are a must for new airlines. Once the airline is famous then it would make sense to only sell from your website. Everywhere that you can find a UAL ticket you should be able to find a FLYI ticket. I expect Kerry Skeen will probably be announcing some sort of SABRE agreement next Wednesday. We'll see.
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