EDIT: Started a redundant thread by mistake. Here was the meat of my post:

Call me pessimistic, but I could see many of the below happening and staying in place until UA’s growth rates return to pre-crisis levels:

- Increased checked bag fees
- Seat reservation fees for all nonelite Y pax >24 hours before flight
- Charge for soft drinks on most domestic flights
- Aggressive hawking of TOD upgrades (verbal pitches at the gate, etc)
- Scaling down of Polaris onboard service: simplified dessert, termination of Saks partnership / return to generic bedding