"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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First, the "business traveler" typically fly's on one or two days
notice...that's why they spend more.

That makes absolutely no sense. The airlines have used it as an excuse to
rip off the business travler for years.

If everyone waited until the last 24-48 hours to book a reservation (due to
no cost difference) , imagine the chaos that would result. Hotels do it,
concerts do it. Why do you think that is?


Second, alternatives have been available for years...and only very
SLOWLY
do
businesses adopt them.

Yep. Most businesses have drastically cut airline travel and now airlines
can't make money even with every seat filled.

True...and their costs keep going up, up, up, while competition (short
sighted) is pushing prices down, down, down.

People want Neiman-Marcus quality for a Wal-mart price.


Hell, years ago the bitch was the delays and rigid schedules of the
airlines. Many people used GA and charter, but I guess most businesses
just
continued to gripe, just like they do about bad employees, foreign
competitors, regulation (that they often asked for), etc., etc.,...
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United Stews just voted in favor of a strike and are pushing for chaos
strikes. If it happens it will probably be the end of United.

United was a pretty good airline many years ago...before the union got
ownership.

United's union is a laugh riot!!


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO