CAL has no assigned seating fees, meal fees, etc (contrary to what SWA ads IMPLY). But hey, it costs us a bit more to fly to Paris....France for CAL, Texas for SWA.....and the similarities continue!!! :p

Continental Airlines posts $236M third-quarter loss
by The Associated Press
Thursday October 16, 2008, 7:11 AM

Maybe they should :p

Quote from Yahoo Finance:

"Continental Airlines Facing Challenges
On Thursday, Continental reported revenue of -$236 million or -$2.14 a share. Analysts were expecting revenue of $4.12 billion or -$1.49 a share. Compared with Southwest this carrier is worse shape with $3.9 billion in cash and $5.79 billion in debt. Southwest, on the other hand, has $5.8 billion in cash and $2.66 billion in debt. What the recent earnings say about both carriers is that, while financially sound, they are facing the challenges of high fuel prices and a slowing economy. That said both of these carriers have enough cash and low enough debt to overcome their challenges. Shares of Continental were at $12.74 down 10 cents within the first hour of trading and closed the day up $2.91 at $15.75"

It's amazing ...having left the US few years back and looking at the industry/economy home..reading various newspaper worldwide ..assessing and looking at the the US ..you guys are in for an awakening ...!! quite sad what the airlines are going through at the moment..although not surprising at all.

We're trying to be the SWA of the legacies.....so we'll keep everything for free!!! :D

how much does putting Seat 6B on the boarding pass cost you guys?

my friends who fly for business don't even purchase first class tickets because they use miles for the upgrade. There company doesn't even allow it. They have to get it ok'ed. they buy coach tickets just like on southwest.

when did southwest stop taking checked luggage? that's a first time I heard it...

my last flight on CAL no movie and no meal.

codeshares, very thin on this one.

international destinations are just different destinations. can they cost more? sure, but the ticket price should reflect that.

different airplanes doesn't make what you do different.

where does jetblue and airtran fit into your way of thinking? the same or completely different?

once again it's just a different destination.

when you both fly from cleveland to midway or houston to dallas what are the differences? Besides hobby/intercontinental and the overhead space of a 737 vs. 145.

Wow, a Mad Dog. I forgot how awesome those are. Thanks

Given the fact that we have a system of unipolarity with the US being a hegemon, if the US is in for an awakening, so are the rest of the world markets!

AL

Eric,
Whats up with starting your sentences in lower case letters? If you are going to do that, then why bother with the periods and questions marks?

Scoop