Originally Posted by
cuthere
One would imagine if they weren’t onto a nice little earner that they would make use of the EMB during the long periods of downtime rather than have it sitting at LDY.
Have you heard of supply and demand?
Increase supply when demand stays the same = prices come down to meet new equilibrium = yields are lower
It's true the aircraft could be used for other routes, but why take the risk? Where do you fly the aircraft and still guarantee you will make more money than you lose by leaving it parked?