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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message .. . "Matt Barrow" wrote in message news ![]() 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.,... -- 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!! -- Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO |
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