[A trip to the beach will probably cost you less, for example, but those savings do come with a risk.] This is the hurricane season, ... But if you get down to the Caribbean and there's no hurricane, you can get a really good price on a hotel, a decent airfare, et cetera. |
A mini-Thanksgiving: That's exactly what you're going to have. |
Airlines are looking for every possible revenue source. This is free money. |
Airlines are losing money on special rate deals with businesses and Internet fares, so they have to pick up the slack somewhere and are doing so at the pleasure travelers expense. |
Airlines are not a social service industry. Everyone expects the airlines to take a financial hit then criticizes them when they don't make money. |
Airlines are realizing they can't keep selling tickets for a loss. |
Airlines are realizing they can't keep selling tickets for a loss. Expect to see those cutthroat, under $100 fares double by the end of the year. |
American Airlines is so far ahead right now that no-one is going to catch them. Southwest had 52 straight quarters of profit. It doesn't mean all airline stocks are bad. Some of these low cost airlines have a bright future. |
Anytime Southwest opens up a new market it has been a benefit to consumers, but it might take a while for this to catch on in New York, depending on prices. |
As I see it, some airlines will match what Northwest is doing. Some will roll out their own formulas, some will keep things as they are. |
Business travelers will be able to get from point A to point B, but they won't have as many daily options. |
Continental did not go along in the past. The key is, will they go along this time? For the passenger, it's something they have been getting free, technically, that they shouldn't have been all this time. |
Does Continental want to buy United? I don't know. I don't see it. |
Does this guarantee Northwest Airlines will survive? No. But it puts it way over 90 percent. |
Even if there are no fuel price increases, I expect we will see more ticket price increases. |