Article at LA Times
Dec 9, 2002 | 10:34 am
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Article at LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...nes%2Dbusiness
Title: Continental Shows Airlines How to Be a Phoenix -- Not a Dodo
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It's an interesing article. I never knew Continential was orginally based in Los Angeles, even I have been living here for the last ten years.
One note, people who dislike Gordon might want to skip this one.
Title: Continental Shows Airlines How to Be a Phoenix -- Not a Dodo
You need to register to read the article, but it's free.
It's an interesing article. I never knew Continential was orginally based in Los Angeles, even I have been living here for the last ten years.
One note, people who dislike Gordon might want to skip this one.
Dec 9, 2002 | 1:20 pm
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Dec 9, 2002 | 1:52 pm
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<yawn>
All the column tells us is that high costs = bad for business and creative thinking = good. Plus a couple little extra nuggets like the LA thing.
Question: What rules is Levine talking about?
Another question: About the flight attendant who offered free drinks to meal-less business travelers? How did he/she know they were business travelers?
I tend to agree that airlines are going to need to think creatively if they want to survive, however. Which I think is the point of this pleasant, if lightweight, opinion piece.
[This message has been edited by Tyler Durden (edited 12-09-2002).]
All the column tells us is that high costs = bad for business and creative thinking = good. Plus a couple little extra nuggets like the LA thing.
Question: What rules is Levine talking about?
Another question: About the flight attendant who offered free drinks to meal-less business travelers? How did he/she know they were business travelers?
I tend to agree that airlines are going to need to think creatively if they want to survive, however. Which I think is the point of this pleasant, if lightweight, opinion piece.
[This message has been edited by Tyler Durden (edited 12-09-2002).]
Dec 9, 2002 | 2:10 pm
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johnsmith, thank you for being the martyr.
Hmm... CO's carry-on tiff-- the good ol' days pre-911.
The article praises CO's current ops, but they never mention failed efforts like CO Lite.
It is an interesting read, though. Thanks.
Hmm... CO's carry-on tiff-- the good ol' days pre-911.
The article praises CO's current ops, but they never mention failed efforts like CO Lite.
It is an interesting read, though. Thanks.
Dec 9, 2002 | 3:09 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by johnsmith:
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