Originally Posted by TheManager

Guarantee: we give back profit sharing, we never get it back.

Here's another guarantee.

Economies go up and down, and when the next down turn comes, it will go back up. When they come back up, automatic gains with PS.

Here is a homework question for you. In the Great Recession, how much did it effect Delta's profits compared to the recession that preceded the Great Recession?

Furthermore, how has the new pricing paradigm, unbundled fees, impacted the bottom line for all airlines?