Originally Posted by FlyerJosh

If I were in charge, I'd lower fares, cut employee salaries/pensions, charge customers ridiculous surcharges & fees, schedule too many flights into hub airports that had too few gates and runways, and then declare bankruptcy and walk away with a 100 million dollar golden parachute.

Screw the viable enterprise. In today's market, there is only bankrupt, bankrupter, and liquidation.