David Stempler
David Stempler
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.
anybody bloom rose
The bloom is off the rose in many ways. Operationally and financially, they're like anybody else now.
airline extreme last potential weather
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.
area component concerned isolate larger particular problem saying valid
I'm not saying it's not a valid area to be concerned about, but we need to not isolate one particular component of a larger problem and think that's going to really help.
bringing denver goes opposed short system taking united west
Taking it out to Denver is a new approach, because it goes into the United system out West ... as opposed to bringing it into O'Hare with short flights.
irritation level
The irritation level is just a lot higher.
ahead bullets delta flight pilots road strike worked
Even if Delta pilots don't strike and something is worked out with the flight attendants, there's still a long road ahead to get out of bankruptcy. There are still a lot of bullets to be dodged.
bumped crowds delays gate likely middle next sitting
Fares will be down, crowds will be up, delays will be longer. You're more likely to be in the middle seat, or next to someone in the middle seat, or sitting at the gate because you got bumped off the airplane.
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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.
amount dollar invested loyalty pay people seem
People didn't pay for these miles. These are loyalty points. People seem to think they have some dollar amount invested there and they don't.
far functions passengers quo remains status tickets
The status remains quo as far as passengers are concerned. The tickets are good, everything functions normally, there's no real impact.
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.
airport delayed flights irritate passengers travel
Canceled flights really irritate passengers tremendously, because you're stuck, and you usually can't get out of an airport for a day or more, and so it really disrupts their travel many times more than a delayed flight.