Since the thread starter wants to play airline executive, he may want to check the operational stats on BUR flights during Santa Ana wind conditions. The MD80 has to make fuel stops at ONT for the relatively short BUR-DFW flight.
Add the BUR-JFK tto the mix, then we are all subjet to reading a thread exploring the potential for compensation, additional miles, or an extra segment for the flight since it had to stop, for gas.