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On 4/20/2003 8
29 PM geo1004 wrote:
RJ''s are better than props 100% of the time. No passenger will argue otherwise.
However, ATA, JetBlue, AirTran, and Southwest do not fly ANY RJ''s....
At some point you must offer something the other guys don''t because you sure as hell are not going to beat them on CASM''s????
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On 4/20/2003 8
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RJ''s are better than props 100% of the time. No passenger will argue otherwise.
However, ATA, JetBlue, AirTran, and Southwest do not fly ANY RJ''s....
At some point you must offer something the other guys don''t because you sure as hell are not going to beat them on CASM''s????
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I disagree on both counts.
First of all, I''m a passenger and I don''t mind props at all.
Secondly, there is ATA Connection (Saab 340) and AirTran JetConnect (CRJ). JetBlue is a brand new airline. Southwest, on the other hand, is established and large, yet there are many small cities that Southwest will never serve as long as they use 737''s and require high frequency.
It is possible for an airline to serve all markets without any RJ''s. You use turboprops for the hub-small spoke routes. Since people are afraid of turboprops like it''s a plague or something, we have these damn RJ''s buzzing everywhere on longer and longer routes.