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Airline CEOs Disappointed U.S. Has Not Frozen Gulf Carrier Capacity
The CEOs of three U.S. carriers are disappointed the government has not frozen the Gulf carriers’ U.S. expansion, and are renewing their call that Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways not be allowed to add new flights to the country until the case over alleged subsidies is resolved. (aviationweek.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
these big three execs are wasting time running to the government for help, when what they ought to do is so simple and precise:give your passengers a flight worth paying for. Give service that is real service, from initial phone call to baggage retrieval. Think southwest airlines with more seat room. We in this country have a tradition of honestly seeing the problem, rolling up our sleeves, and trying and trying and trying again. You will notice I did not say to emulate Ryanair with bigger seats. or Spirit airlines. Our legacy big three carriers are so out of focus with service that they are not clear on what the word means. And it shows,
With Emirates I can fly KIAH > Dubai for $900 round trip on a A380 two weeks from now.
With Delta, I can't get a one-way ticket from New Orleans to ATL for under $500 unless it's 6 months out.
Money talks.
With Delta, I can't get a one-way ticket from New Orleans to ATL for under $500 unless it's 6 months out.
Money talks.
One thing that folks fail to realize, is that overseas countries still think that customer service is an honorable rather than demeaning thing. People over there actually take pride in doing a good job. Don't think we can say that about the U.S. big 3.
I do understand American carriers have lost the customer service they once had because of intense price competition. This is only made worse by all the free tickets swirling around Frequent Traveler programs. You get service at Nordstrom's because you pay for it. At Wal-Mart, you are on your own.
Along comes Gulf carriers flush with pockets full of dollars and a desire to have a first class transportation system to get out of the sandbox from time to time. They have cheap fuel, low wages, miniscule infrastructure costs, and they use volume buying to beat huge discounts out of EADS and Boeing.
Where did they get all this money? They used a cartel that would be unlawful in the US to overcharge for oil.
Now they attempt to use similar methods to gain advantage in US, EU, and Asian air transport markets. US carriers cannot operate freely in their markets, because they are too small. Never mind being charged market price for fuel, while local carriers have better "arrangements."
Congress has the Constitutional mandate to "regulate commerce" and they should start before our international transportation system is foreign owned.
Along comes Gulf carriers flush with pockets full of dollars and a desire to have a first class transportation system to get out of the sandbox from time to time. They have cheap fuel, low wages, miniscule infrastructure costs, and they use volume buying to beat huge discounts out of EADS and Boeing.
Where did they get all this money? They used a cartel that would be unlawful in the US to overcharge for oil.
Now they attempt to use similar methods to gain advantage in US, EU, and Asian air transport markets. US carriers cannot operate freely in their markets, because they are too small. Never mind being charged market price for fuel, while local carriers have better "arrangements."
Congress has the Constitutional mandate to "regulate commerce" and they should start before our international transportation system is foreign owned.
Well, they have about lost OPEC so I guess now they going to AIRPEC
I agree preacher. But on top of this, aren't these some of the same companies that demanded deregulation in order to become more competitive? Now that apparently it is biting them on the backside, they want us to re-regulate for their convenience. You can't have it both ways!
That's been 45 years or so back and I have slept some during that time. Companies probably. A couple of those CEO's weren't even born and the other just a kid, so I doubt if they were in on it.
Only really speaking about industry attitude. Give me freedom from controls, except when it hurts my pocketbook, then protect me!