(Carriers) cannot raise fares to accommodate the growth in fuel prices for the sheer fact that there are limitations to what a customer will pay for travel. |
All managers carry a crisis binder, a checklist of what you need to do. The very first thing the company does is account for their customers and employees. Once that process was done, what we want you to know are the facts. We never speculate. |
It takes one person to work a flight, whereas in the past it took a few. |
One flight, one passenger who doesn't get to his or her destination because of Chaos is one too many. For you to not know if a flight is going to operate because of Chaos is intolerable. It is better that we tell you in advance the flight is cancelled. |
They're dealing with weather delays, air traffic control delays and new security measures. |
They're trying their best. They're taking advantage of technology to make the airport experience more pleasant. |
We certainly don't want to engage in speculation. The important thing is that it was found. ... There is an investigation. We'll keep asking questions. |
We don't want to speculate. There's a lot of parts moving around and bags being shipped. Things happen. That's not to say we're not going to investigate. |
We supported the TSA initiative and still do. We certainly respect the flight attendants' perspective on cabin safety, but it's not scissors that are bringing down airplanes today. |
We're delighted that Charlotte was able to maintain a normal operation. That helped maintain the integrity of much of the rest of our system. |
When the East Coast is in a snarl, it takes days to recover, because we're using a 1950s system in controlling those aircraft. |