They had to do it because of fuel. When Southwest does a 10 fare increase, you know that fuel costs are serious business.
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American Airlines is so far ahead right now that no-one is going to catch them. Southwest had 52 straight quarters of profit. It doesn't mean all airline stocks are bad. Some of these low cost airlines have a bright future.Terry Trippler
This is a soap opera. This is a sure destruction plan. But, they both know this absolutely could liquidate the airline. Neither side will allow this to happen.
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Northwest made a wise move not to impose the contract. They don't want a strike and will go to the very end to make this happen.
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Airlines are realizing they can't keep selling tickets for a loss.
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The game isn't over yet, ... but clearly I would say the score is Northwest 1, labor nothing.
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Continental did not go along in the past. The key is, will they go along this time For the passenger, it's something they have been getting free, technically, that they shouldn't have been all this time.
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