Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Nashville -Past DL Plat, FO, WN-CP, various hotel programs
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Which Airline To Fly - Value Proposition?
The stats below were "lifted" from a post by "DOC". What I find interesting is the the experts in low fare cattle class air transport have increased their traffic year over year, yet the majors have gone down. Maybe people have decided if they are not going to be treated with respect and get amenities (food, movies, short wait times, etc), then why not just fly with Southwest or Airtran in the first place? I am not slamming either of these airlines as they provide a good service.
Interesting stats.
Summary of post-9/11 recovery progress.
Dec. 2001 vs. 2000 Airline Pax Traffic
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Air Canada -2.5%
AirTran +5.2%
Alaska -5.1%
American -17.4%
America West -15.0%
Continental -10.6%
Delta -9.8%
Northwest -11.3%
Southwest +0.6%
United -18.1%
US Airways -22.0%
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