Karl, If they'd really done their homework they should have finished it
with:"PS, can you confirm the shortest distance to PHX, please?"Simon
-------- Original message --------From: "Karl L. Swartz via Mifnet"
<[email protected]> Date: 04/07/2025 05:47 (GMT+00:00) To: Mifnet
<[email protected]> Cc: "Karl L. Swartz" <[email protected]> Subject: [Mifnet
🛰 72984] Re: The brillance of AA, DL & UA Who really likes to fly
anymore?Me!Is there any evidence the airlines truly care about their
passengers?Earlier this year I flew United SFO-PHX on my birthday. Early in the
flight, a flight attendant came to my seat and asked if I was Mr. Swartz. When
I affirmed that I was, she handed me the card in the attached
photograph.Counter-examples abound, of course, but yes, there are instances
where airlines do show that they do care about the people who are filling their
coffers. -- KarlOn Jul 3, 2025, at 5:04 PM, breton lobner via Mifnet
<[email protected]> wrote:Your cynicism is justified. In judging how
well airlines have performed since deregulation, why not also consider that
airlines have filed multiple bankruptcies financially harming suppliers and
airports, breached capital improvement bond covenants harming bond holders,Â
destroyed or compromised many retirement plans and benefits of their union
employees, formed alliances and mergers that should have been the subject of
more meaningful antitrust enforcement, unjustly and unfairly devalued the value
of frequent flier mile benefits, squeezed the size of seats on airplanes so the
average passenger is uncomfortable, lobbied Congress to allow airlines to
charge fees for baggage and other amenities that are not subject to normal
aviation fund taxation, and finally have overpaid their executives with
salaries, lifetime flying benefits, and golden parachutes. The airlines are
hardly a good example of business acumen and competence.  Who really likes to
fly anymore? Is there any evidence the airlines truly care about their
passengers? I submit airlines are no longer especially admired or respected by
the public. BKLOn Thu, Jul 3, 2025, 1:59 PM Tom Windmuller via Mifnet
<[email protected]> wrote:At the risk of sounding cynical, would anyone
else agree that government policies and government bailouts also played a
rôle?tom w. How the "big three" US airlines survive and thrive(Craig
Hastings/Getty Images)The largest US airlines -- Delta Air Lines, American
Airlines and United Airlines -- have survived deregulation and other economic
fluctuations by leveraging their formidable assets, embracing marketing
innovations and taking advantage of acquisition opportunities. "The fact that
these carriers are still in existence, I think it's a combination of astute
management and uniquely favorable conditions," said aviation historian Shea
Oakley, who runs an airline history consultancy. Full Story: Travel Weekly (7/2
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