Originally Posted by
Doug 1029
I'm with trk1. I have seen thread after thread about the increase in UA prices not the other way around. Look on MR deals and you will see a much larger number of discounted fares on DL.
A few anecdotal observations on FT don't really represent the yield and PRASM performance metrics of UA versus other carriers. Sorry, but I'll stick with the corporate filings for such numbers.
IMO the jury is still out on this issue. I think we'll need to see several quarters worth of financials from all of the major U.S. airlines before we can draw informed conclusions. Also the recent steep drop in oil prices is going to tend to distort the overall bottom line performance of all carriers. PRASM comparisons are going to be the thing that matters to these discussions on FT.