28 Quotes by Henry Harteveldt

They're really just marketing gimmicks. There's nothing wrong with them, but I don't think it's going to move the needle for you.

There is very little overlap but the biggest challenge would be rationalizing flights in and out of Cincinnati and Detroit. What Northwest really brings is immediate access to the Pacific Rim.

It looks like the airlines are going to get free rein to do whatever they want. Buying an airfare is confusing enough now. This could make it even more confusing.

It's incumbent on American to respond to this. It's possible that American will try to up the bidding for US Airways.

By allowing Delta to merge with Continental or Northwest, we would have three extremely large airlines accounting for 75 percent of market. But it would be harder for American and United to dominate Delta if Delta were to merge.

Buying an airfare is confusing enough now. This could make it even more confusing.

I can't believe Boeing is going to sit out.

Airlines are being very careful of anything they put on the airplane. It has to generate revenue, or it doesn't go on the plane.

The industry as a whole will have to embrace this. It will just take time.