KC (or what ever his login of the day is) clearly has no clue and only trolls here. I'm guessing he doesn't have a clue about RR either, but since I'm not a tidy bowl fan. I don't know enough to prove it. At least I don't spend time in the tidy bowl forum discussing subjects of which I no knowledge and making a fool of myself time and time again. But to each his own
As a neutral if not totally disinterested observer, let me provide you a few real-world facts. L4P:
1. I've had dinner at KC's home. He has a really nice place in southern Johnson County, KS. But he's just one person. He has no alter egos or substitute screen names.
2. USAirways and Southwest were always his two favorite airlines, except during his teenage years (you know how it is when you are 16 and know everything) when he was a big Braniff fan.
3. He is a bigtime expert on Rapid Rewards. I don't think he collects as many tickets from the mailbox as I do, but he does okay.
4. When he gives you his opinion---it's just that---an opinion. He perspective is that of a successful businessman who buys airplane tickets and expects a modicum of value for what he's spent, nothing more, nothing less. I would suggest, though, that the opinions of observers from outside the industry could not make a bigger mess of U's fare structure than it is already. In fact, I imagine you could hire a homeless person from the street corner, make them director of yield management, and things would not be worse than they already are.
5. I'm the radical theorist of the group....if it were left up to me, I'd rip out all the F seats.....and sell every seat on the plane for the same price. One fare for before 7 pm, and another fare for after 7 pm and on weekends.
6. But don't be mean or hateful to KC....even though he is a fan of (depending upon who you listen to) the turd brown bus, WalMart of the skies, Greyhound of the skies, airline for the dispossessed, or WN.......he is not anti-US in any way, shape, or form.
