Originally Posted by
Hilltopper89
Good points. all. I guess mine is that I'm constantly hearing how foreign carriers are so much better at pulling this air carrier thing off. Why would a domestic airline not try this model? I'd be willing to bet people would pay a little more for an outstanding product.
On the other point, I'm not really letting it get to me. I just row the boat. But I do want the passengers to be happy with the service.
Our Government sucks the blood out of this industry through taxation --- to a degree greater than alcohol, tobacco, etc. The latest increase in TSA fees will go right out of the industry and into "other programs." Foreign Governments, especially in the Middle East right now, are actively promoting and greasing the skids for their airlines. Given this dichotomy and others surrounding labor law or lack thereof, it is impossible for "us" to be like "them." It will be a test to our survival in the years to come, no doubt about it.