Originally Posted by Sink r8

This is all true, but you have to recognize that any executive that encourages other airlines to do anything (and especially keep capacity down) will be viewed with some degree of skepticism. It's only normal. It's not so much funny because we lack credibility in terms of capacity restraint (we don't), but it's mostly funny because it suggests that rational thinking (or behavior) is possible in this industry.

So I don't mind that this strikes Seagull's funny bone. And the fact he acknowledged Delta's his Daddy only lends him more credibility.

Now, the fact Delta said it makes it slightly funny. If Southwest, JetBlue, or Virgin had talked about capacity restraint, then it would be more ironic.