Originally Posted by
texaspilot76
What's with all this talk of bankruptcy? US Airways has been consistently overselling flights. There are numerous paying passengers that don't get on, much less any non-revs. Thank god for the jumpseat!
US Airways has a huge load factor; that, coupled with dog crap labor wages and oil prices less than half of what they were a year ago, the airline industry is looking toward a very profitable 2nd half of the year. Despite the economy, the seats are filled, at least at Airways.
The seats may be filled, but if you don't charge a price to cover the cost of moving that seat, then you will still lose money in the end.