Originally Posted by
feltf4
I was thinking the other day, although it’s fantasy and in today’s political environment wouldn’t work. The airlines should all get together and say “hey boys, this is not our fault. We didn’t create this problem, you shut the economy off, turned the lights out on the country and now have locked your doors throughout the country. Send us some more cheddar or we just park our planes and no one goes anywhere” I know it’s a complete fantasy. But it does sound good kinda. I’m sure one of the school house bullies wouldn’t play along though and take all the flying from everyone else.
Yeah, that is fantasy. And collusion.
And which government would pay? The federal government? They didn't shut down the economy. So the state and local governments? They aren't going to pay the airlines.
And you realize government money is
your money, right? So we are asking the taxpayers to fund us or we hold the planes on the ground and refuse to fly... refuse to fly the same people who are taxpayers, and who we
need to buy tickets from us to operate to begin with?? No, this does not "sound good kinda".
Meanwhile, thousands of small business across the country are going out of business permanently with no help from the government.
I'm sure public sentiment would be on our side. *rolls eyes*.