Reuters reports that Expressjet has reached a two year deal to use operate ten of its aircraft out of Delta’s LAX hub starting in June to and from Western ski markets.
Last year former parent Continental Airlines cancelled a capacity purchase agreement that covered 69 of its 274 planes. Expressjet is using 44 of these aircraft and is operating a corporate charter with an additional 15 planes. Its strained relationship with Continental may mean that more planes become available for these types of ventures.
Expressjet will have the ability to earn incentives for exceeding completion benchmarks and maintaining high DOT rankings for arrivals within 14 minutes and customer satisfaction…We wonder if Comair, known for its record-breaking delays in Delta Connection servicehas such incentives…although in their defense, the flights they rank highest on are in busy markets and Expressjet will be serving ski resorts.