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Old Oct 9, 2006, 11:23 am
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Originally Posted by TWA Fan 1
CO 1E, You know I have been very vocal in my differences of opinion with CO brass but this is one area where I agree with them 100% for a variety of reasons.

The bottom line, these planes are just too small to legitimately hold anything approaching true FC.
And, given the fact that the RJ's are now either money losers or not big money makers, the view of CO brass makes even more sense. Reducing the number of seats would only make RJ operations less profitable, unless CO RJ routes could suddenly command a fare premium.
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