Airlines' Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones »
Posted By engineer 4 months, 3 weeks ago in StyleFinancially strapped airlines are cutting service, and nearly 30 US cities have seen their scheduled service disappear in the last year. Over the same period, more than 400 airports, in cities large and small, have seen flight cuts
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engineer4 months, 3 weeks ago
The service cuts are far from over, as jet fuel prices rise, airlines shut down and companies consider mergers, like the Delta-Northwest deal.
For American travelers, the shift means that they can no longer bank on scheduling flights to reach their destination within a single day, said Robert W. Mann Jr., an industry consultant in Port Washington, N.Y.
"Everybody expects frequent, convenient, high-quality service with great connectivity to the rest of the world," Mr. Mann said. But given the steep rise in fuel prices, which are up 84.5 percent from a year ago, airlines have to make difficult choices on service.
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nostalgia4 months, 3 weeks ago
American Airlines has announced another change
American Airlines to charge for checked baggage
Passengers will be charged $15 for their first piece of luggage. The airline, blaming high fuel costs, also plans other fee hikes, domestic flight cutbacks and layoffs.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/...
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Teech4 months, 3 weeks ago
Before deregulation, airlines could serve small cities with regulated rates that guaranteed a small profit. Good for the airline, good for the small market.
In a deregulated environment, if a market is not profitable, zap! It's eliminated. Drive your car to the nearest city with service.
Both my kids work for major airlines. They've endured loss of all benefits and up to 50% pay cuts, take it or leave it.
"Everybody expects frequent, convenient, high-quality service with great connectivity to the rest of the world," Mr. Mann said. What he failed to say is that consumers want first class flawless service and expect to get it wearing tank-tops, flip-flops, and paying only $89 to fly from L.A. to New York. They'd like a steak dinner tossed in for free. Doesn't work that way any more. Line up, strap in, shut up and enjoy your peanuts. Don't like it. Take the bus!
American will lead the way charging for baggage and others will follow, if the market will bear it.
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walden34 months, 3 weeks ago
As we reach or pass peak oil, the simple fact is that we're not going to be able to spread out as much as we are used to. Long commutes will be a thing of the past. Suburbs may die off. We'll all have to eat what's in season instead of strawberries in January. The way of life we've grown accustomed to over the past 50-70 years will be changing.
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nostalgia4 months, 3 weeks ago
"We'll all have to eat what's in season instead of strawberries in January"
I'm not sure about that Walden
With CAFTA and NAFTA a lot of fruit and vegetables will be coming into the country from Mexico and Central America
As far as the suburbs - there are many park and rides here in north TX that have not seen much use until now
I'm seeing many more people using these services
Many neighbors are also working from home and only going into the office 1-2 days per week
They have also been expanding commuter rail service in the area
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saintetienne4 months, 3 weeks ago
"As we reach or pass peak oil, the simple fact is that we're not going to be able to spread out as much as we are used to. Long commutes will be a thing of the past. Suburbs may die off. We'll all have to eat what's in season instead of strawberries in January. The way of life we've grown accustomed to over the past 50-70 years will be changing."
Honestly, waldrip - - what planet do you live on?
Unlike YOU, most people have ingenuity, drive, ambition and reasoning skills to figure out ways of not only continuing the lifestyle they've become accustomed to, but improving it, reaching out and obtaining more. It's called optimism and gumption, two things this country was built on and continues to excel in, while you, liberals and France just give up, lay down and die in a woe-is-me-induced morass.
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walden34 months, 3 weeks ago
Before driving somewhere do people pause and consider the cost of gas now, whereas in the past we just got up and went?
Then duh, our way of life has changed.
If you don't think $5, $8 or $10 a gallon gas is gonna change our very way of life then you are lacking in your own reasoning skills.
Of course we're gonna adapt. We're gonna adapt to our changing way of life.
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joeblowe4 months, 3 weeks ago
EVERY industry that uses petroleum fuels has GOT to be taking a hard look at their operation. The cost of diesel has gotten WAY out of hand. At a fairly typical rate of 5 MPG for a loaded 18 wheeler, it now costs about $ .90 PER MILE in fuel costs alone to move freight down the highway. And that doesn't EVEN take into account profit margin, driver pay, tractor mortgage, maintenance, insurance, or taxes.
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joeblowe4 months, 3 weeks ago
The airlines simply CANNOT do what the transportation industry in general does because when a fuel surcharge of, say 50% of the normal rate is applied to a few thousand parts of whatever are in the container, the additional cost for each part is only a couple pennies. When you are transporting a PERSON, the entire fuel surcharge is applied to ONE item - YOU. Imagine how likely you are to do a lot of traveling when you find that there is half again the charged rate added to your ticket for fuel surcharge. I predict good times ahead for those selling video conferencing equipment.
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