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Originally Posted by jonesrmj
Wouldn't part of this also be because United is going to be transitioning away from the 50 seat regional jets to more 737 Maxes as the aircraft from their big order start to come in? Chicago is like their top hub for these regional aircraft, so this probably is because the destinations don't have enough demand and/or aren't equipped for a bigger aircraft.
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This is the real reason. The 50 seaters are largely going away and if the market isn't large enough to support a larger plane it is getting cut. United has said they plan to grow significantly in the next 5-10 years and that is going to require them stop using so much valuable gate space on small birds.
So on one hand it sucks to lose a spoke like Kalamazoo but if that is freeing up space for new flights like the recently announced Milan, I'll take that trade any day.
On a side note, their new 50 seat CRJ-550 planes are great. They normally seat 70-78 passengers but United is only putting 50 seats in them, using the extra space for storage closets for rollaboards and a snack bar.
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