...The very fact that the break-even load factor is 89% indicates costs (salaries) are totally out of control! (I have never heard of a break even load factor this high!). By comparison, I think AirTran's BELF is about 58% (someone correct me if I am wrong). Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- Dennis W Zeuch <DZTOPS@aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 8/2/02 11:22:37 PM !!!First > Boot!!!, lafrance@verizon.net > writes: > > << "For the first six months of the year, the > average load factor across the > system was 73 percent," United CEO Jack Creighton > told employees in an > internal message. "However, just to break even, just > to stop losing money, > our load factor needed to be 89 percent. > >> > I think an > 89%load factor is not a resonable goal---As I > understand those kind of > figures anything over 75% means that many flights > ave overbooked ( many > heavly overbooked) as there are always flights in > the system (late night > positioning flights for example on routes that would > appeal to almost no one) > that usually run almost empty....... > Dennis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com