Originally Posted by
radonc1
The second issue is the cost of travel. I agree that the fares I am seeing have escalated over the past several months. But here is the rub. IF a company cannot make money on their business plan, they go out of business. I have not seen CO making buckets of money over the past 4 quarters (In fact, they are still losing it although their cash flow is positive).
So, they need to charge a price for their services which will allow them to make a profit, or suffer the same fate as prior airlines that did not make money. You will pay more to fly. Sorry to tell you that
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I don't see how $320-$500 is outrageous for a business trip between AUS and EWR. Fares were commonly that high in the late 70's and early 80's WITHOUT adjusting for inflation. We have had a decade of artificially low airfares due to 9/11 and generally poor economic conditions. Now, it's time for the airlines to be able to make a reasonable profit.
If you don't like CO, fly someone else. After all, it's a free market!