its just a convenient excuse

What do you think is behind the increase in air fare if not oil? I'm sick and tired of hearing "It's all about greed".

Have you filled up your car with gas lately? Whose greed is that? I say lets drill here at home and if you don't like that then stop driving your car and turn off the AC in the summer and the gas in the winter. How are you going to cook with out gas or electric?

Craig is dead-on. I can assure everyone that when the jet fuel price "crisis" passes, the airlines WILL NOT recind any of these rediculous charges they have imposed.

I think the airlines have been sniffing the fuel instead of filling the planes. Are those employees who supply the so-called "customer service" which is now costing 25 to 35 dollars receiving this as their pay for doing their job? I have no problem believing that the fuel costs have had a major impact on the increase of my plane ticket. But the fuel costs can not be blamed for this blatant lack of regard for those customers who choose to purchase a ticket from this airline. This is absolutely not acceptable. And if I read this correctly, most of the services listed are needed when connecting flights are not made. So you don't pay for this service, what happens then? You have to buy a completely new ticket? Sounds like blackmail to me.

Gas or Electric? Try charcoal, wood, there are other resources there than just gas and electricity.

Think people!

the greed is not from the airlines it is from the oil producers!! airlines have to pay to put gas in their planes just like truckers need to put gas in their trucks. Greyhound has to put gas in their buses. All these companies that use gas have to raise their fees and fare and other charges. It's unfortunate that it has come to this but... we have to pay more to get around whether it be by plane, car, bus, boat. If it uses gas chances are you'll have to pay more to ride it. I mean honestly this rise in fuel prices has forced three airlines to completely shutdown in the last week. Skybus, ATA, and Aloha Airlines have all completely shutdown. They are all broke because they try selling cheaper fares to customers but can't afford it cause they can't afford to get their planes off the ground.

airlines are getting killed by fuel imagine working for the last 9 years with out a raise well continental airline employees do.. fly now because the prices are going to double.. the more airlines that go out of business the less available seats there are and prices rise ..

I have flowen Air Canada many times along with others and they are far better than most

Terry

I know what you mean about Delta. I was recently on a 4 leg Delta flight, and the best thing that Delta did was lose my bags and then take an extra day or 2 in getting my bags back.

I wrote Delta a letter and it took them 4 months to respond. Their response was an insult.

I usually get decent service on foreign carriers. I've had good experiences even with Aeroflot. So when you get better service on a Soviet based airline than you do on American based airlines, all is not well in paradise.

I personally do drive because for my family, we actually save when travelling by car instead of flying. The last time I flew was for my father's funeral and that was just a little over five years ago.
I have three children so when we do travel, we pack a basket of snacks for the road, a cooler full of drinks and we only stay at hotels that offer a continental breakfast to save on having to stop elsewhere just for breakfast.
This way of travelling may not be for everyone but we've been fortunate to be able to travel this way cross country. We get to see some of the tourist spots plus other more out of the way yet still interesting parts of the country. I just won't fly again unless it's another emergency.

Any company that has to make up a ridiculous charge for customer service obviously does'nt think much of their customer base..The easiest way to make them understand our importance is to hurt them where it hurts most,in the pocketbook..The bottom line is simple,boycott them and use alternative means..Quit crying and act now!!!!!!

I assume you work for an airline. It is this attitude that you display when you work obviously. Are you even slightly aware that it is the customer that is paying your salary and giving you a job.