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Stifler's Mom said:I wonder how much this severance package will cost?
Ha ha....that was the first thing that popped into my mind when I read the title.
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Stifler's Mom said:I wonder how much this severance package will cost?
~~~^~~~ said:Actually, the loss was narrower than I expected. Delta is in narrow financial straights, but this indicates that mainline is making a decent operational profit. Now if we could keep operations from sqandering money on indecent gay rights campaigns, perhaps the airline could see a slight profit.
Delta needs to use the airplanes appropriate for the route, traffic and time. Most of the 40 seat RJ's go to markets where the local government is paying fees, sometimes in the millions, to secure service to a major hub. (BPT and ISO were examples at one time) If it makes you feel better, you can consider these scheduled charter flights. You should also like the idea that they bring the revenue to your 757 that makes up a high percentage of its marginal profit.michael707767 said:I also think the answer in the future is to stop moving passengers in small jets, but to start increasing gauge.
I agreee 100%, operating 50 or 70 seat a/c on routes that could have filled an MD90 doesn't jive. Delta along with UA need to figure this out, otherwise these RJ's will cause more problems than they solve.Delta needs to use the airplanes appropriate for the route, traffic and time. Most of the 40 seat RJ's go to markets where the local government is paying fees, sometimes in the millions, to secure service to a major hub. (BPT and ISO were examples at one time) If it makes you feel better, you can consider these scheduled charter flights. You should also like the idea that they bring the revenue to your 757 that makes up a high percentage of its marginal profit.
Delta will have to go up in gauge and the CRJ200's have many less markets they can serve profitably at current fuel prices. But they tend to generate higher revenues to offset their cost, when they are used correctly.