Terry Trippler
Terry Trippler
major shift
This is not a see-saw. This is major shift in labor-management relations.
airline complete sent
This could've sent this airline into complete liquidation.
delta grasp northwest raises sale seems
Northwest seems to have a better grasp on what it's doing than Delta does. Delta raises fares and announces a sale at the same time. Northwest is making the adjustments they have to.
impose move northwest strike wise
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.
dominate northwest piece route spirit wants
Northwest is going to dominate the Detroit-Boston route for the foreseeable future. Spirit wants a little piece of it. They'll probably get a piece of it.
northwest revenue wise
Northwest has made a very wise move. It's going to be a revenue generator.
absolutely allow both neither side soap sure
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.
assumption attention detroit fair labor nobody northwest patience pay people rely tired
People are tired of Northwest and their labor problems. Customers' patience is at end. It's a fair assumption to make that if so many people in Detroit didn't have to rely on Northwest to fly, nobody would pay attention to them at all.
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.
consumers perks push support
One would think that consumers would want to see someone in. But when push comes to shove, the consumers want their World Perks miles, and they will support Northwest.
cannot carriers offer offset raise rising
Low-fare carriers cannot offer those $39 fares forever. Eventually, they are going to have to raise fares to offset rising costs.
chance days friday next
Next Friday we'll have a much, much better idea of how things are going. I want to give AMFA 14 days because there's a chance AMFA may be right.
costs fare fuel serious
They had to do it because of fuel. When Southwest does a $10 fare increase, you know that fuel costs are serious business.