First, LF's were pretty comparable across the board. B6's LF in 09/2006 was 72.6% while CO's was 75%. Not a big difference.

Of course, LF is essentially irrelevant if you're not making money. And while B6's yield may be a bit lower, too, they are aggressively growing in a very competitive marketplace. And B6 did make a little mony in the third quarter, although it was essentially a break-even.

I think the real test of their business model will be once their route expansion and the construction of their new T-5 terminal at JFK are complete.

Where did this information come from? JBLU has not released the earning yet for the third quarter. Do you know anything that SEC and the Street do not know yet?

CO LF was 78.6%, if you want it be to comparable, comparing only the domestic LF, it was 81.2% versus 72.6%.

If 5 points plus LF is not a big difference, what is?

Sorry, my mistake. The LF's are significantly different.

Most important, though, is the fact that CO made $61 million while B6 only made $2.7 million.

I think the most troubling is the fact the B6's labor costs increased by 25%...that's a huge jump in one quarter.

getting back to topic
 

Now that the airplane used on this route is the A320, do they still leave from CLT Concourse D or are they now leaving from Concourse A (the NON-HP/US flights)?

On the B6 website, they state that it might be possible to get on and off from the back of the plane at CLT; anyone done this?

received my answer from customer support that they usually use D6.