piperut wrote:
> Most the airlines are trying are attempting to cut corners every place
> they can. They want to put the blame on the security after 9-11. The
> government is charging additional fees to offset that, so I don't
> understand this statement on the part of the airlines.
> I really think it is years of bad management in a regulated
> enviornment, and they didn't understand how to survive in a free market
> place. Now they are having to make cuts to survive. The traveling
> public is the driving force, not willing to pay for frills, or extra
> for a ticket. Fuel costs going up, and labor costs going up. They can
> give a little blame to the security problems, but they are looking for
> a magic scapegoat there, and not dealing with their real problems.
I also think fuel costs are an issue here. Jet Blue is losing money, and
they don't have the bad management under regulation excuse. United just
worked hard to fix all that managemnt stuff, but now they cannot really be
profitable in the current environment.
Prices must go up, or the airlines will become a thing of the past.
Julie
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