Posted on 10/08/2020 5:54:51 AM PDT by Kaslin
We need airlines.
We do not need Hollywood.
Unfortunately, if American based airlines go down, a foreign airline will fill in and take over the industry. Do you want that nation to be China or Russia?
Some industries need help to protect America.
The airline industry is heavily regulated. It’s one area the Chicoms can’t move in on. Yet, anyway.
Agreed.
However much we need and use airlines they will survive and reconfigure.
It is not as if we’re about to nuke every plane in the country next week if the feds don’t hand over $100B in additional bailouts.
They're being bailed out so they can fulfill their obligations to pay for all the new Boeing aircraft they have on order.
Charge me a third more to fly. Please.
But - BUT - increase seat width and legroom by 20%.
In-flight entertainment, to me, isn’t the latest movie. It’s having enough room to move my arms and legs without waking the passenger next to me. And vice-versa.
Hire flight attendants who... gasp... SMILE, and make passengers believe that their business is appreciated.
In short, treat your passengers like you would like to be treated.
Simple
I’m confused. How are 25 billion in loans a “50 billion dollar bailout”?
Who shut down our economy?
How’ are cruises, restaurants, bars, hotels, tourism, small businesses, entertainment, University town businesses, landlords doing?
I want to live some place where there is not a perpetual need for bailouts. Anyone know where that is?
An airline that files for bankruptcy/reorganization/protection from creditors continues to operate; it doesn’t stop flying.
Iceland.
It’s really expensive though.
“Subsidized loans” are a bailout.
Could not agree more!! And this mask madness has made it even worse. Flew with 2 kids in June, near empty flight, but they constantly lectured the 6 year old about her mask.
I used to fly 3 times a year across country. No more. I refuse to fly with a mask on.
We are no longer customers. We are potential terrorists infected with a deadly disease. The only thing worthy of us is a scowl.
I don’t see how in this specific case.
The government shut down the economy, and you
want to put that on the airlines?
The airlines are getting a loan from the exact same institution that caused the need for them to get a loan in the first place.
Do you have an issue with that?
There is zero reason to favor the airlines over all the small businesses being put out of business. Likewise, zero reason to favor airline employees over other Americans. Furlows are the right thing for the airlines to do and we should have had them take that step six months ago. There are far greater needs than what we already forked over to this industry.
We have already paid out trillions while throttling down the economy’s ability to generate nearly full tax payments. What we need to do is open the economy and let free markets adjust in response.
It is always a bad idea when the government plays favorites and props up big businesses—whether viable or vulnerable to creative destruction.
I’m not seeing a big connection between Regal Cinema and the airline industry.
I would think that the cinema industry would decline regardless of COVID. Weren’t a lot less people going out to the movies before COVID?.
And I get it, that’s your industry and everyone rationalizes special government benefits to their “specific case”.
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