Is air travel really improving? You might be left with that impression if you listen to James May, head of the Air Transport Association. Nonsense. Here are two ways airlines have “upgraded” their service recently.
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Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
Airlines are defrauding the government ancillary charges. Taxpayers are being charged new fees and airlines are diverting money away from government coffers.
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Airlines are playing a tax game and you, the passenger, aren’t being treated fairly. The way the various government entities have added to taxation has increased the tax burden on air travelers significantly since 9/11. Airlines (and therefore passengers) are fair game.
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Yesterday’s rollercoaster ride for United Airlines’ stock makes you wonder about the airline industry’s future — and United’s future, in particular.
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Did you hear about the Clouseau-like Transportation Security Agency inspector who managed to damage nine American Eagle planes at O’Hare this week, resulting in 40 flights delayed or canceled and putting passengers and crews lives at risk? That’s just the half of it.
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Anyway you cut it, air travel is going to become a very unpleasant experience after the Labor Day holiday. Airlines are about to experience the industry’s first major contraction — ever. Here’s how to survive it.
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