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Air Travel Complaint? Here's How An Airline CEO Might Reply
Have you ever had the pleasure of sitting next to an airline CEO on a flight? I have. When they have to get somewhere, they actually fly on their own airline (in first class, of course, if their airline has it). I've only had the briefest of conversations. Like the time I sat next to David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue. He wasn't much interested in talking to me, which was fine I guess. (www.huffingtonpost.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Oh, and one other thing..."Get the TSA's hands out of our pants and passengers will double!"
Their pay certainly hasn't suffered at our hands.
This is a load of crap. This, "look at me. I sat next to the CEO" hogwash is fine, but to speculate what the man WOULD HAVE SAID HAD HE ACTUALLY SPOKEN WITH YOU is meaningless. I fly on the airline that makes sense to fly on at the time. Forget loyalty. I'm not there for the miles (although Ive racked up a few on AAL). I'm there to get from point A to point B; and real fast like. I'm not there to over-infuse the carrier's balance sheet.
There are airlines out there that make money. There are airlines out there that do not. As long as the SWAs and AZULs are out there, these other idiots can keep blaming me for losing money all they want. Gary Kelley aint complaining.
Conclusion: If you run an airline and it's losing money year-over-year; You suck running airlines. Find another hobby.
There are airlines out there that make money. There are airlines out there that do not. As long as the SWAs and AZULs are out there, these other idiots can keep blaming me for losing money all they want. Gary Kelley aint complaining.
Conclusion: If you run an airline and it's losing money year-over-year; You suck running airlines. Find another hobby.
This is a load of garbage. (It is huffpo, after all.) Regulation is not the solution to failing business models. You'd think in today's society people would actually recognize that, but no.
Airline mergers happened before regulation and are nothing we haven't seen before. Hardly a big deal.
Airline mergers happened before regulation and are nothing we haven't seen before. Hardly a big deal.
I don't think the point is re regulating the business. The point is as fares rise leisure travel falls off. One thing that is missing though....Air carriers could not care less about leisure travel. Airlines make money three ways. Business travel, Last minute bookings( full fare) and cargo.
I would speculate that if one could speak privately to the CEO's of each of the remaining legacy carriers his thoughts on leisure travel, they'd say "I wish vacationers would stay the hell off my aircraft". Or something to that effect.
I would speculate that if one could speak privately to the CEO's of each of the remaining legacy carriers his thoughts on leisure travel, they'd say "I wish vacationers would stay the hell off my aircraft". Or something to that effect.
I drive. Why? Because the cost to drive is less than the cost to fly. If it were the other way around, I'd fly.
Let the business and last minute travelers use the airlines. Fine by me.