Very well said and I forgot about AA's failed simple fare stuff from long ago that didn't work - as I recall the fares were higher than other alternatives anyhow. A lot of folks feel the same way you do as stated in your last paragraph. Jose Prize In a message dated 6/6/2003 10:17:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, s_payaso@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Subj: Re: [Airline] Joe Brancatelli on AA's Less Room In Coach > Date: 6/6/2003 10:17:08 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:s_payaso@xxxxxxxxx";>s_payaso@xxxxxxxxx</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > I worked for TWA from 1989-1999. TWA tried fewer coach > seats and called if Comfort Class. It didn't work. > They then went to 2 classes of service. a 727 went > from f12 Y134 to F12 Y120 and finally to F20 Y 120. > The 727 was fianally retired. AA also tried > restructuring its fares. They had exactly 4 coach > fares. They had a walk-up 7 day, 14 day 21 day and 30 > day. That lasted less than a year. > > So AA is trying something that they havetried and > failed with in the past. They have also tried someting > that TWA had tried and failed with in the past. > > I now fly 3 airlines America west, Jet Blue and > Southwest. I don't have time for the games. Why should > I fly at their convenience to get a reasonable fare. I > don't neccesarilly care if I get the lowest fare, but > I'd like a reasonable fare at a time near to or when I > want to travel. I also want to be able to change my > travel plans if need be with at least some > consideration from an airline. Things do happen after > all. > > AA is the last airline I'll call. Airlines don't > really try to do a good job. They just try to get good > press. Once all is said and done.A seat on a plane is > a seat on a plane. Keep the peanuts. I'll bring a > lunch > > Steve > TWA 1989-1999 > --- Bill Hough <psa188@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >Giving An Inch and Charging Three Yards > > > >BY JOE BRANCATELLI >