<<"Sadly, the management of UAL has determined that we only have to work enough to suck as bad as DAL and AMR...and they have even failed their execution of that low threshold">> Bingo.

And as CuzEd mentioned, one simply cannot compare foreign airlines to those in the US. Many of them receive generous subsidies and are seen as Ambassadors for the country. How much do you think that Etihad pays for jet fuel, or their employees?

I think that 99 percent of us are sick of this business model and the lousy product we offer because of it. I hate it when someone asks me what I do for a living. But, I have learned how to roll with the body blows.