Terry Trippler
Terry Trippler
adjust air bet continue detroit fewer northwest numbers others passengers planes record year
It won't be a record year in 2006 in Detroit as Northwest and others continue to adjust their capacity. The planes that are in the air will be packed, but you can bet the passengers numbers will be down because of fewer flights.
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Using yield management, you don't have to raise fares to raise revenues, you just make people buy the more expensive fare class. Now we'd have a better chance of playing with the gold bars at Fort Knox than finding out if or how Delta is doing this. ... It's hard in this case to say whether Delta is doing this or raising fares outright.
amount bring tremendous
We're just scratching the surface. I think 2006 is going to bring a tremendous amount of changes.
airline charged checking
Where I think the controversy will be, is when the first airline announces you will be charged for checking bags.
looked rearview united
United just looked in the rearview mirror, and they do not want to go back from where they came.
company foolish gets hurts people
I would be foolish to say there aren't people who are booking away because of the rhetoric. As it gets louder, it hurts the company more.
consumers perks push support
One would think that consumers would want to see someone in. But when push comes to shove, the consumers want their World Perks miles, and they will support Northwest.
chance days friday next
Next Friday we'll have a much, much better idea of how things are going. I want to give AMFA 14 days because there's a chance AMFA may be right.
cannot carriers offer offset raise rising
Low-fare carriers cannot offer those $39 fares forever. Eventually, they are going to have to raise fares to offset rising costs.
airline future true
This really could be the airline of the future - a true hybrid.
clients extra pay
We have clients who are very finicky about their seats. I think they'll pay that extra $15.
grandma planning
When Americans get their vacation, they're going. If they're going to see Grandma and they're planning to see Grandma, $100 is not going to keep them home.
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We'd be foolish to say there hasn't been (an impact). This is a very tough situation to try to figure out. I know from experience some people are booking away.
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Those $29 fares were too low. You don' t charge those kind of prices and continue to operate. The bus even costs more.