Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Ward

I can't imagine waking up one morning and saying 'I don't work for Northwest Airlines anymore,'

I wouldn't be at all surprised. In the past, these two airlines have talked and they have very little route overlap.

David Neeleman

I think it hurts profitability more than the business because the airlines have tried and tried to pass on higher fares, and it's not going to happen.

Having a credit card associated with a frequent-flier program is a real money maker. Typically, airlines charge the credit-card company one or two cents for each mile issued. That can equate to millions of dollars.

Having a budget terminal allows low-cost airlines such as Tiger Airways to offer low, low fares on a sustainable and consistent basis.

Gerard Arpey

First, we have to lower our costs to levels that are more competitive. This will prevent the lower-cost airlines from pushing us out of the markets we want to serve. We've made great progress on this front, but we need to keep pushing.

Historically, airlines have sought to maintain goodwill among their passengers by providing them with some compensation or refund.

I think you will see some matching. But the (major competitor) airlines will dance around to begin with.

LaGuardia is one of the few airports in the country that is controlled by slots so there are only a certain amount of airlines that are allowed to take off and land.

There is a false perception out there that the airlines are required to compensate passengers when their flights are canceled or delayed, when in fact, they are only required to provide compensation to passengers who were 'bumped' from an overbooked flight.

There is going to be a lot of shuffling as airlines ramp up their schedules.

With mergers, we may see some difficulties as operations are merged, as employees learn to work together. So, it could still happen, but I think airlines learned a lot last year.

We are further extending our ... position ... in the premium segment, while other airlines are withdrawing from (it).

History was made tonight as American Airlines gave away more than 20,000 free, round-trip tickets as part of the largest-ever airline ticket giveaway. We believe in rewarding people for their loyalty, and tonight these devoted fans went home with free American Airlines ticket vouchers. Each Mavericks fan here tonight will soon have the opportunity to experience American's extraordinary new service from Love Field, and we look forward to showing them our special brand of appreciation.

We may consider permitting other airlines to hedge in future. The fuel prices are continuously rising

He was prepared to cooperate and provide the relevant telephone numbers and information about supervisors and any individual who American Airlines wanted or the pilot wanted to confirm that he was a Secret Service agent.

I think it's unfair to characterize what the airlines have done as no progress. That's clearly not what we found,

Mike Enzi

Had the airlines not had a crisis, I'm not sure we would have been here today debating pensions,

If the airlines could get away with it, they'd charge us for the air we breathe. The planes would probably have coin-operated toilets.

I would be surprised to see any airlines go under before New Year's, but holiday schedule disruptions could be problematic, ... When flights are already fully booked at the holidays, it can be difficult or impossible to accommodate passengers if a flight is canceled. If the airline decides to reduce its frequency of service on the route, a refund is small consolation.

Herb Kelleher

I guess the worst moment I ever had in business was the fear that Southwest Airlines wouldn't get off the ground.

Herb Kelleher

The spirit of Southwest Airlines is exuberant, it's caring, it's dedicated, it's diligent, it's fun, it's rewarding, it's a joy.

Ian Thomas

This segment, which is focused on the business class and people who don't want to stop three or four times during a flight, promises high margins and is an area airlines want to appeal to.

In the early years of America's skyjacking epidemic, the airlines were reluctant to let the FBI attempt to end hijackings by force; they feared that innocents would get caught in the crossfire, thereby sparking a wave of negative publicity.

This will cost revenue for airlines serving the whole region because people will now be spending whatever discretionary income they have on home repair, not travel.

Today you have Southwest Airlines in a reactive mode opening up cities they probably would not have opened up.

Chuck D.

While they stood, the Mommy said if you ever want to be the first person to board an airplane and if you want to travel with your pet, you can do both, easy. The airlines have to let crazy people carry their animals on their laps. The government says so.This is more important information to live by.

Extending emissions trading to the aviation sector will limit these emissions and ensure that aviation, like all other sectors, contribute to reducing the harmful greenhouse gases. Through emission trading, airlines will be able to do so at the least possible costs.

Jack Evans

but other than that, the airlines are doing this on a volunteer basis. The crews on board are all volunteers.

There are a few scattered minor delays as the airlines play catch-up with the flights that were delayed from this morning, but by this evening we should be back on track and tomorrow should be business as usual.

With the airlines reducing schedules, we've already seen that cascade back on airline manufacturers like Boeing. And that has cascading effects on hundreds, if not thousands, of vendors who supply parts and components to Boeing.

When we look at cost savings that are available to Alaska Airlines at this point, there is not a lot of low hanging fruit left.

Mike DeWine

We already have seen the serious congestion and frustrating delays that passengers face when one of the major airlines has labor difficulties. I shudder -- I shudder to think of the impact on the flying public if a merged United-US Airways would face a work stoppage.