David Stempler
David Stempler
factors far hard multiple
There are just so many multiple factors that it's hard to see very far down into the future.
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We've had passengers stranded on taxiways for longer than that. I think it's really going to be a session for the secretary to browbeat people and really deflect blame from the Department of Transportation and the FAA.
avoid decide five next path together
If we can get together and decide (on a) path in the next five years we can avoid the gridlock we've experienced this summer. Otherwise, it's going to get worse.
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We have heard no complaints yet. People are a little startled the first time. Your hair blows a bit.
airlines cause delays might prove safety
It doesn't have anything to do with in-flight safety, but they may cause delays and disruptions. The FAA may go in and inspect and the airlines might not be able to prove that it's in compliance.
skies
We need a big shake-up in the way this is done because the skies are getting more crowded.
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I think they should really drop the change fee through the end of the year, or really reduce it to something low like $25. Let's say you got a relatively cheap ticket. With $100 on top of it, it's suddenly not much of a deal.
degree pay people remember worry
People are really panicking. All I can tell them is they shouldn't worry too much about it, that they have to remember to some degree they really didn't pay for the miles.
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Traditionally when you went to hotels or car rental, you had a reservation but no ticket. I like to have paper tickets to be able to move quickly around airports and change flights, but if you lost it, it was a major pain. You don't have to worry about losing an e-ticket.
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The status remains quo as far as passengers are concerned. The tickets are good, everything functions normally, there's no real impact.
hand situation
The situation got out of hand and got away from them.
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In Las Vegas, you have a big convention business and, to the extent they have one card that they could easily use it both there and at their home airports, that would save some time.
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Not only do we have the potential for all these different airline strikes, but we also have the potential for extreme weather like we had last year.
irritation level
The irritation level is just a lot higher.