IMHO my friend, that would be completely up to the airlines themselves bringing to mind the "survival of the fittest" concept. Whoever can scale back their costs without going under would survive. SWA has done it for years and proven again and again you can be profitable by doing so. Now, their fuel hedging has helped, I'll be the first one to admit to that. But, simple things like gate utilization, and lowering ticket prices so more people can actually afford to travel would be beneficial.

just my .02