A prolonged lack of catering would start to eat into premium. More important is the booking intentions of their best-paying passengers which is the premium cabins.
But we are reaching the limits. These markets are at the very margin of aviation. (Most) airlines still fly in the eight to 12-hour sector. This is still where the biggest volume (in traffic) is.
Time is not infinite and the European Commission has banned further state aid.
It is something he will have to take constant soundings of and at the same time try and extract some productivity benefits from the Heathrow workforce.
He's got the formula right. He's entering the market at the right time in terms of European liberalization and during a strong economy and he's entering with the right concept.
My freshman year they came to our homecoming game and beat us 54-35. And after that it turned into a red letter game for me. A lot of the young guys don't know the rivalry going into today, but they got to see it today.
So, arguably, if KLM and BA were to do something together, you could flow the transfer traffic over Amsterdam and just send the profitable traffic that wants to go to London to Heathrow.
Other people in the airline are furious. That short strike has cost them a week's bonus.
It is clear that the revenue environment is stronger than anticipated and consensus upgrades are likely today.
The challenge will be to get the big corporate customers giving them their business, but it might be difficult in reality.
The short-term threat from its balance sheet is no longer present, giving the management team time to implement their restructuring.
There is an increasing process of consolidation that's taking place around the industry. Globally, we've been seeing the buildup of these great alliances ... And I think outsiders have been expecting this in the U. S. domestic industry for some time.
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