Originally Posted by
UAL757222
I’m very interested to see how he does when he takes over in May handling this crisis and if he can be a true Uniter and navigate through some turbulent skies.
If how Doug Parker and Scott Kirby ran US+HP on a divide-and-conquer mantra, and then the same with (US+HP)+AA, is any indication; nope he's not a
Uniter.
Originally Posted by
worldtrav
The bigger question is if any of the cuts become permanent and what the future United product looks like.
Given all the "flux" surrounding airlines and global travel right now, and the uncertainty of the future (given the current pandemic); I think he's already looking at business models for the future, that
never waste a good crisis mantra comes to mind...
Originally Posted by
mrmoo
Might as well fly a LCC at that point. At least everyone is treated poorly and I don't have to worry about not getting an upgrade I had no chance at anyway.
Remember that HP was considered a LCC before the US+HP merger...