<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Flying_Duck:
But to claim that for every mainline metal departure being replaced with CRJ's there will be two of those departures is IMHO absurd.</font>
You're right. There will be a loss of capacity out of SLC, which is something to be concerned about. Still, the use of RJs can benefit smaller markets by providing increased frequencies. I believe the preference of several FlyerTalk members for fewer main line frequencies instead of more RJ frequencies is not held by the majority of people flying
short routes.
Obviously, DL and other network carriers, have placed too many RJs on too many routes. Everyone, except DL Yield Management, agrees they’d rather fly a ‘mainline’ aircraft on a flight over 90 minutes.
[This message has been edited by sxf24 (edited 10-08-2003).]