How many one-class carriers fly to London? Tokyo? The comparison between say, United and Southwest, is good but only to a point. They are involved in offering fundamentally different products. -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Dennis W Zeuch Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 7:06 PM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: If I ran United... In a message dated 5/3/02 10:46:34 PM !!!First Boot!!!, dks28@cornell.edu writes: << To say that first class is what is causing the problems the airlines are facing is, in a word, absurd. >> Seems the one class carriers are more profitable at the moment...... and didnt say first class is THE problem-just perhaps its time has come and gone.Like travel agents commissions. Even Crandell says it may be time for some real big changes in thinking (hubs? FF programs? and yes even the sacred upgrade) Dennis