i would rather pay for my drink and get better grub than get free booze.
but, you are right, Continental Airlines isn't particularly competitive. if you do a search and randomly pick 100 city pairs out of NYC (any airport), Continental will be the lowest price in extremely few. Continental doesn't even bother matching fares in many markets.
[This message has been edited by fly co to see the yanks (edited 05-21-2002).]