Originally Posted by Low & Slow
As far as selling the seats, riddle me this: If the load factors are in the mid-90's system wide and UAL isn't making boatloads of money, do you think the tickets are too cheap?
I guess July 31 [when they report 2Q earnings] will tell the tale.
What do you expect? The airlines own expedia and travelocity. Look at how low the fares are on those two sites. Filling the planes up doesn't do much for you if you're selling the seat for less than it costs to send it where it's going.