Originally Posted by
Timbo
The future of our industry?
One word:
Cabotage.
I have no faith in our Senators and Congressmen, they will sell our industry to the highest bidders, and right now, that's Emirates, Qatar, Etihad and Air China. Our Senators would LOVE to sell them all unlimited access to the US Domestic market, they are already giving them too much access to our International markets, with more to come.
Don't take my word for it, ask anyone from Detroit who used to work for Saturn or Pontiac. Now look at that big Kia plant in Georgia, or at any of the other foreign car factories now in the USA. Honda, Toyota, Nissan, BMW, etc.
Where's the US Cruise ship industry these days?
That's where we are heading.
This is the best post on the subject ever. Dem/Rep... does not matter. All that matters is cheap fares. M R Rats and all the other (politically incorrect censored comment here) owned carriers will be here before long. The only potential fly in that ointment could be the fallout from Asiana.