Fares will go up — and quickly. |
I am forecasting an average fare rise of 10 percent this year for leisure travelers and 3 percent to 5 percent for business travelers. I don't expect to see a $440 Miami-to-San Francisco fare go up $44, but those $29, $39, $69 fares are doomed. |
I call it A La Carte Ticketing. |
I can't see any difference in why it would get through. |
I do expect to see the other legacy airlines match the United increase or file an increase formula of their own. Over the Labor Day weekend, I expect to see the airlines jockey for position but by ... Sept. 6, they will probably all be on the same page. |
I do expect to see the other legacy airlines match the United increase or file an increase formula of their own. Over the Labor Day weekend, I expect to see the airlines jockey for position but by ... September 6, they will probably all be on the same page. |
I don't know if they have totally fixed it. |
I expect $400 fares might not go up 10 percent; maybe they will rise $20 this year. But fares below $100 are going to double. |
I expect to see a more lean, mean, flying machine, so to speak. |
I think all of the airlines will feel this (and) ... $70 a barrel oil is the straw that would break the camel's back. |
I think all of the airlines will feel this. |
I think all of the airlines will feel this. It's a little more than a blip, but New Orleans and Gulfport alone is not going to put Delta into bankruptcy. I think $70 a barrel oil is the straw that would break the camel's back. |
I think it's inevitable. An extra $300 to $500 revenue per flight adds up big time, and this is money that the airlines never had before. |
I think other major airlines will do this. |
I think some of these carriers can still make it, |