289 Quotes About Airlines

There is a false perception out there that the airlines are required to compensate passengers when their flights are canceled or delayed, when in fact, they are only required to provide compensation to passengers who were 'bumped' from an overbooked flight.

Historically, airlines have sought to maintain goodwill among their passengers by providing them with some compensation or refund.

Airlines have been under so much pressure, they really haven't been a leadership category.

The sector has been pretty terrible up to this point, even without the industry shutdown. So what has happened now is like piling on to an industry that was already down. Barring sharp gains in the overall market, and if the markets goes down, then the airlines may well be down more than the overall market on a percentage basis.

It would be wonderful if the TSA wanted to use their dogs with their handlers on our system, but unfortunately that is not an option. You don't see the operational people from airlines handling explosive sniffing dogs. TSA handles it for them.

We decided to take about $1 million out of reserves to redo the roof on the Japan Airlines hangar. That's a big bite, but we're at the point of Band-Aiding it each year, which doesn't make sense after a certain point.

Airlines and industrials are gaining from lower oil. Discounters are responding not only to a drop in oil prices but also to Wal-Mart's statement that it will meet September sales expectations despite higher gasoline prices.

We may consider permitting other airlines to hedge in future. The fuel prices are continuously rising

But what airlines won't tell you is that when you try to redeem your free ticket you're competing with 40 million other frequent fliers for the same ticket. We all want to go to the same place and there aren't enough upgrade seats to go around.