none of the carriers listed in the article are american or u.s. based airlines..recently there was an article posted on this site regarding the "demise" of the 747, and united,amerian,delta have not flown them for a while..i live in a city with an international airport and the carriers who used to come in with 747's for overseas flights,no longer use them..klm,lufthansa for example..

(Written on 16/10/2020)(Permalink)

well...we knew the standard of safety would change soon because the airlines are in need of money and passengers...i do hope they are still doing thorough cleaning and sanitizing however,or else give each passenger boarding sanitary wipes or a small can of lysol!!

(Written on 14/10/2020)(Permalink)

these are very trying times for al of the airlines,and also very different circumstances than they have encountered before..even with pending strikes by unions, or the awful circumstances of 9/11,airlines have bounced back because passengers came back rather quickly..covid 19 is such a scary unknown to everyone,that people are NOT as of yet,flocking back to take vacations or go on that business trip,and even the holiday season seems very uncertain..these pilots should be happy to take a pay cut in order to keep the company in business, and help out their fellow employees..it has been done before by other airlines and proved successful..southwest employees are just not used to the real up and down financial situations as they have managed to stay profitable,have had good management,and not needed to do layoff or furloughs nor offer "early out" packages...

(Written on 14/10/2020)(Permalink)

southwest is merely "reintroducing" its service to and from iah...about 15 years ago, they pulled the existing service thay had from iah and consolidated everything to hou,and also made an agreement with the city to build a big,new customs facility at hobby airport..hobby and interecontinental are about 40 miles or more apart,so its good to give travellers on the norhtern side of town and up into montgomery county, the option to fly wn and not drive down towards galveston..sotuthwest reportedly is holding off having furlougs or layoffs of its employees, as opposed to del,ua and aa..i wish them luck...

(Written on 13/10/2020)(Permalink)

with so many layoffs and cutbacks in service,the passenger loads will have to dramatically increase and stay that way for the airlines to start a comeback..the virus is on the uptick in about 30 states at present,and european countries are having the second "wave" of cases just as they had been diminished...

(Written on 12/10/2020)(Permalink)

i wish them well..looks like southwest is forging ahead with expansion,from their original idea of "folksy" service,small town appeal, and fill in route structure..their prices were never cheaper than other carriers,akthough lots of folks believed that..since aa,dl,ua are cutting back and cutting people,and wn has not yet done that,they must have a "special" plan..

(Written on 09/10/2020)(Permalink)

MS PELOSI HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET A DEAL WITH MNUCHIN,AND THEY WERE COMING CLOSE.TODAY HOWEVER,MR TRUMP SAID NO,HE WILL NOT SIGN ANY FURTHER RELIEF BILL UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION..ITS DISGRACEFUL..33,000 PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED AT ONE TIME,WHEN THERE WAS SOME HOPE AND A SOLUTION FOR A WHILE..THIS SITE IS NOT FOR POLITICAL COMMENTARY NOR DISCOURSE,BUT YOU CANNOT BLAME MS PELOSI AND THE DEMOCRATS FOR THIS ONE..THE HOUSE PASSED A HOPE AND CARE BILL IN APRIL WHICH MCCONNELL WOULD NOT PRESENT TO TRUMP..THERE ARE LOTS OF POLITCAL THINGS AFECTING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE SHOULD CARE...

(Written on 06/10/2020)(Permalink)

this is an extremely large layoff,even for a large company..the same is true for american..delta and southwest have somehow decided to keep as many people as possible(at least for now)..in past years when passenger loads dropped, there would be layoffs and volutary separations and leaves of absence,but to my memory,NEVER these massive numbers of people..it is very sad but covid 19 has severely affected all tourism,from hotels,to airlines to vacation spots..people are not willing to sacrifice themselves to a virus, when they are not sure how safe and clean airplanes and hotel rooms are..no one wants to get sick..we can only hope in a year or two the virus will either be eradicated, or a worldwide vaccine that is effective will be produced..other wise,most people you talk to are not going to fly anywhere...

(Written on 06/10/2020)(Permalink)

in order to remain "in the game" due to covid 19, this sounds like a good idea..it also might save some jobs..i wish them well..

(Written on 30/09/2020)(Permalink)

oh good grief..this kind of pushes the politcal correctness verbage a bit too far..the japanese have always been noted for their courtesy and polite behavior however,so whatever they feel is correct is their option..

(Written on 29/09/2020)(Permalink)