Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
I don't see it making a whit of difference to the consumer.
This. I'm not sure what difference it would make to a customer, and I'm not sure it would really be any better control of the customer experience. In terms of employees, it's really a mixed bag - generally all are at least average, but I've seen great crew members/employees of SkyWest, GoJet, etc. and terrible UA ones (and vv.). Maybe there are benefits or disadvantages to UA itself, but I don't think customers would know either way (nor care).