[Mpls] Airport Redux: Shrinking Airline Industry

[rpgoldman at real-time.com]

>>>>> "GH" == Gary Hoover <ghoover at mn.rr.com> writes:

    GH> I submit that the expansion of the Mpls/St. Paul airport is a
    GH> terrible waste of resources. I also submit that we must spend
    GH> our transportation dollars on energy-efficient urban design
    GH> and transportation modes.  Consider this: The airline industry
    GH> burns some 18 billion gallons of jet fuel each year.

Even if you don't accept all of Gary's arguments related to oil
scarcity, this still seems like a goofy investment.  We are talking
about sinking more of our resources into an all-or-nothing bet on one
of the major airlines, at precisely the time when the business model
of these airlines is in serious question.  The small and short-haul
airlines seem to be on the rise, and all the biggies seem to be in
serious trouble.  Why should we be doubling up our bet on NWA instead
of diversifying?

For that matter, why the heck should I have to be shunted to the
Humphrey Terminal for the sin of wanting to fly on some airline other
than NWA?  This really burns me up...

Cheers,
R



-- 

Robert P. Goldman
ECCO
rpgoldman at real-time.com