Originally Posted by
davessn763
I like that our company is making a profit, but I'd rather it be on metal that you and I may one day be flying. Wouldn't you?
Hmmm where could United get airplanes just sitting around doing nothing? Oh wait! Aren't we about to park 22 747-400's? QED
Hmm where could we could we get the capital to buy or lease more airplanes and begin new service? Oh wait! We have enough excess cash to buy back $6,000,000,000 worth of stock. QED
United (nor continental) have ever served China from IAH, are you arguing that we shouldn't expand our international service to our hub that connects to every major Latin American destination? The same should be said for ICN. The same could be said for AKL. The same could be said for SYD.
Don't even get me on more thread drift with Emirates, Etihad, and Qatari. F those bribing, human trafficking, potlicking scumbags.
Do any of those routes make money?