Originally Posted by
yyzprincess
If you are so concern of AC's balance sheet and job losses, why go for UA 1K. & fly UA and give your Travel $$ to UA.
Should you not be supporting AC. In this economic enviroment every $ counts.
Just playing devil's advocate.
Maybe Shareholder buys his UA metal fares on AC.com or via AC as AC codeshare flights, thus giving his travel dollars to AC as best he can?
Maybe Shareholder has to make purchases based on factors set forth by his company, in order to keep their balance sheet in check?
If AC flew to every destination that one needs to travel to for business, one might not need to seek out an alternative carrier. But for those times when it does not, an alternative carrier allows Shareholder to travel to his intended destination and conduct his business, which in turn contributes to the continued economic viability of the company he works for and keeps the members of his team and other members of the company gainfully employed.
So yes, in this economic environment, every $ counts - but one needs to objectively measure the impact of dollars spent outside the Canadian border on the economic viability for those living in Canada.
But you were just playing devil's advocate........