On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:30:15 GMT, the renowned
(John S. Shinal) wrote:


But most of all, expect the airlines to cry that they can't
afford it, and expect them to ask the Feds to chip in.

Presumably this would affect the carriers that fly a lot of regional
jets or turboprops more than carriers that have a lot of jumbos. But
carriers that have a lot of overseas routes (poss. except to/from the
UK) would suffer from people just shifting their business to non-US
(and probably non-UK) carriers. US carriers are generally cheaper and
less full than Asian carriers on the same routes already.

One way or another, airline ticket prices are going UP.
A lot.

Not necessarily. It doesn't help that oil is still ~$30/barrel even
though the economy is sluggish and the invasion of Iraq went
relatively well.

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Spehro Pefhany
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