Originally Posted by
NYCommuter
How does UA win back the flying public?
Simple: it continues doing exactly what it's currently doing: engaging in business as a near-monopoly (with the 2 other legacy carriers in the US).
The traveling public has no real choice, with only 3 legacy carriers.
Hopefully public policy will encourage new market entrants.
This post nails it dead on. They don't need to do anything. They can continue on their merry way, charging $700 or $800 for flights that would cost $150 in Europe or Asia, employing surly FAs who make $75K/year, doing whatever they please. As long as they can keep the Richard Bransons, and the Norwegians, and all the other competition out, they've got us.....