Terry Trippler
Terry Trippler
airline
I think we have the makings of the airline of the future,
advance book bought hard mainly patient people pushing tickets willing
Right now people are willing to be patient mainly because most of them already bought their tickets. But if this drags on, it's hard for me to see people pushing each other out of the way to book advance tickets on Northwest.
delta hesitant protection seek
That Delta attitude, it's been there a long time, it's what made them great, and its what made them hesitant to seek protection long ago.
experience figure foolish people situation tough
We'd be foolish to say there hasn't been (an impact). This is a very tough situation to try to figure out. I know from experience some people are booking away.
bus charge continue costs prices t
Those $29 fares were too low. You don' t charge those kind of prices and continue to operate. The bus even costs more.
grandma planning
When Americans get their vacation, they're going. If they're going to see Grandma and they're planning to see Grandma, $100 is not going to keep them home.
looked rearview united
United just looked in the rearview mirror, and they do not want to go back from where they came.
bars buy case chance delta expensive fare finding fort gold hard people playing raise raising using whether yield
Using yield management, you don't have to raise fares to raise revenues, you just make people buy the more expensive fare class. Now we'd have a better chance of playing with the gold bars at Fort Knox than finding out if or how Delta is doing this. ... It's hard in this case to say whether Delta is doing this or raising fares outright.
amount bring tremendous
We're just scratching the surface. I think 2006 is going to bring a tremendous amount of changes.
airline charged checking
Where I think the controversy will be, is when the first airline announces you will be charged for checking bags.
headed hit northwest paul plane reality return
If a Northwest plane headed to Minot has to return to Minneapolis-St. Paul and an American plane has to return to Dallas, which one will hit the (local) news? That's the reality Northwest has to handle.
company foolish gets hurts people
I would be foolish to say there aren't people who are booking away because of the rhetoric. As it gets louder, it hurts the company more.
fly fuel kidding
If they think they can fly through this (high fuel costs) they're kidding themselves.
call ready
You have to give it to Northwest. They're flying, AMFA's not working, ... I'm not ready to call it yet, but, boy, it's getting close.