Originally Posted by StSebastian
Just thinking about it a little bit, what might be the likelyhood that jetBlue would sweep in during a bankruptcy filing and pick up the RJs and routes for feeding IAD and JFK if they could make sense out of it? I've been surprised that they haven't worked their way out to smaller markets thus far, though the announcement of the 190s is definately a sign they're extending in that direction.
I can't see B6 ever going after RJs. Their current load factor is around the 90s, leaving very little spare capacity. RJs have a very high unit cost, and as DH has made clear, they can not form a profitable basis for a discount airline.