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Old Oct 5, 2005, 12:10 pm
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Originally Posted by EricH
There is simply no way that an August load factor of 72.2% is anything but bad news. If they can't fill their planes in August, they have no hope of filling them in the fourth quarter. If I were a creditor, I'd be inclined to start pulling at the plug.
Agreed. I applaud DH for the downward pressure that they put on fares, but a 72.2% load factor on 'unsustainably low' fares is nothing to cheer about. Thier on-time performance is laudable as well but this has to be the beginning of the end...
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