Originally Posted by
ewrbasedpilot
Great comments, but a bit "out there". No one has a problem with a company making a profit............that's what they're supposed to do.
It's when they are making a profit that is so totally outrageous. That's the problem. Exxon made more profit in ONE QUARTER, than all the airlines put together since THEIR INCEPTION. THAT is the problem.
We are paying $120 a bbl for crack crude for jet fuel. Why do the airlines have to pay so much more a bbl? In order for CAL to raise ticket prices, they'd have to do it EVERY DAY to keep up with the skyrocketing price of jet fuel. You think that'd be economical? We have too many "spoilers" in this industry that are willing to cut everyone elses throat and that creates more problems. As far as "free market"........we seem to have a lot of things being dictated to us lately.
Did you scream at Bill Gates for all the profit Microsoft made?? This is such a socialist idea that it ****es me off. Just because you need it, you think the government should step in. Rediculous. Go buy Exxom Mobil stock if you want to reclaim some money. As far as why we pay at CAL what we do. Yell at the feds about that. A large tax on Jet fuel. And yes, we should pass it on to the consumer. That's what every business in the world does!!