289 Quotes About Airlines

Having a budget terminal allows low-cost airlines such as Tiger Airways to offer low, low fares on a sustainable and consistent basis.

If the airlines could get away with it, they'd charge us for the air we breathe. The planes would probably have coin-operated toilets.

Airlines will come out with a fare, but then be forced to lower it as the day of the flight arrives. It's like they're playing a game of chicken with the passengers, and whoever blinks first wins. Usually, it?s the carrier who blinks.

The discount airlines have set the pricing, really. Southwest is still sitting pretty and making a tidy profit. This is all good news to people who want to fly next year.

We estimate that after losing $4 billion pretax in 2005 and $28 billion over the past five years, the U.S. passenger airlines could approach break-even in 2006.

but other than that, the airlines are doing this on a volunteer basis. The crews on board are all volunteers.

That's past history. Southwest Airlines won that argument in the courts.

It's certainly an unfortunate delay. We regret the inconvenience; we apologize. We work hard to avoid this. It happens to other airlines as well.

Had the airlines not had a crisis, I'm not sure we would have been here today debating pensions,