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Delta releases full-length video educating employees on Gulf carrier subsidies
In the latest US3/ME3 spat, Delta Air Lines released a 15-minute long documentary-style video regarding the unfairness of government subsidies to the Middle East's three largest airlines from their respective countries. Delta is urging their employees to watch the video, share it with friends and family, and join the US3 in asking the U.S. government to take action. (news.delta.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Competition is good. The US airlines are some of the worst in the world. They treat the customer poorly. When was the last time a US airline won best airline in the world. I try hard to avoid a US airline. Stop moaning Delta and improve the service.
How come these airlines are not the most affordable ones then? During our last visit to the USA we found the cheapest tickets from South Africa to Miami on British Airways. Earlier this year the best priced tickets to Phuket were on Singapore Airlines. I am currently looking at tickets for my wife and I to Amsterdam with return tickets from Zurich. The best priced airlines are Lufthansa, Air France, KLM and Swiss Airlines
Apples and grapefruit. As long as Delta, American, United, Southwest, etc., benefit from Cabotage rules, they aren't losing anything to foreign carriers. If Emirates, were flying from New York to Chicago, Delta might have a bitch, but they don't. Further, if Emirates and Qatar suddenly stopped flying all routes in which they compete with Delta, American, Southwest and United, the only change that would be noticeable would be the sudden increase in fares. The US airlines couldn't pick up the extra volume because they don't have the planes, or personnel to do so. The Fortune 500 companies represent two-thirds of the U.S. GDP with $12 trillion in revenues, $890 billion in profits, $19 trillion in market value, and employ 28.2 million people worldwide. In short, the 500 companies are the richest, most profitable and the most powerful. American Airlines is No. 67 on that list, Delta 71, United-Continental 83, Southwest 138 and Alaska 438. Whether they are operating against another publicly owned airlines or State owned airlines isn't the issue. Delta just wants to sound like the whipping boy, when they are anything but. In the world of DJT, they believe they can garner some extra advantage by complaining against a Middle Eastern Airline. You don't hear Delta complaining about Lufthansa, or Air France, or All Nippon, and if Emirates were sold to a group of Japanese investors and became a Japanese company, Delta would find someone else to complain about.
I am normally a pretty big critic of Delta. However, on this issue I applaud Delta and their fight to stop this unfair predatorily flying from the three big Gulf carriers.
Excellent video, and I am happy they have made it available publically to for others to share.
Excellent video, and I am happy they have made it available publically to for others to share.
The key word here is Capitalism. What those airlines are doing is just what we fight for...the ability to do as little as we can to make as much as we can. American, United, Delta, and all the other airlines do just that by squeezing out passenger comfort and raising revenue with added fees. Have flown the UAE airlines, locally and internationally, and the difference is palpable. So...grow up!
Our railroads get government money. The link is Amtrak alone who gets over a billion yes over a billion in 2016 and rising every year. https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0249
Airlines haggling for government payouts or tax breaks on profits is what I see.
Airlines haggling for government payouts or tax breaks on profits is what I see.
You can't compare the airlines to Amtrak. Amtrak isn't operating into foreign countries taking work away from their citizens.
Amtrak is also a public service operating many routes that other than in the Northeast could never make money if they weren't subsidized. The types of infrastructure Amtrak must maintain are also very different.
Amtrak is also a public service operating many routes that other than in the Northeast could never make money if they weren't subsidized. The types of infrastructure Amtrak must maintain are also very different.
Amtrak is a single government railroad (outside of commuter lines in major metro areas, much of which runs on private property). Freight railroads (many who must host Amtrak for less than the going rate) pay their own way.
Example, Union Pacific spent $3.6 billion last year for upkeep and upgrading their private property. And that does not include State and local taxes on 33,000 miles of track. The only government money they get in in public/private projects in Major Metro areas (Reno, L.A., Chicago) to reduce congestion and increase safety.
Example, Union Pacific spent $3.6 billion last year for upkeep and upgrading their private property. And that does not include State and local taxes on 33,000 miles of track. The only government money they get in in public/private projects in Major Metro areas (Reno, L.A., Chicago) to reduce congestion and increase safety.