Originally Posted by
Regularguy
The industry will eventually be sorted out and not all the players will still be on the score board by the end of the year.
^THIS^
Lets say (far a minute) than things don't pick up by summer (which I don't believe.. I think flying will slowly come back in May, June, July..)
We have 4 major airlines in this country-
United
Delta
SouthWest
American
Then you have the large National Airlines
JetBlue
Hawaiian
Then you have the LCC's
Spirit
Allegiant
Frontier
Sun Country
IF things don't change for the positive (which I still believe they will.. at some point), there can be no doubt that our Nation and economy won't support all those airlines.
IF the majors were to shrink by 30-50% (based on their different plans), can some of the other category airlines do the same and still survive. Hate to write this, but probably not.
At some point, our Government (Federal & Local) will come up with a plan to restart our economy. Gradually.. but it has to happen. Someone will make the tough call that even though opening up the economy will result in X amount of thousands of dead, dragging it out will result in Y amount of bankruptcies and unemployment.
We live in a Capitalist Society. And a self centered one too..
It will come down to that.
Motch