All the major airlines, Southwest excepted, will be in Chapter 11 bankruptcy sometime in the next five years, ... But for those already leaning on the edge, this makes it a very simple decision for them.

They made a calculated risk and they lost. That happens in a very difficult business like this.

June's our big travel season, so we may be postponing this to a worse conclusion and it might have been better just to have gotten it over now, ... So, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

These are not kinder, gentler times. One way or another, Northwest is going to drive its costs down, and some people are going to get run over in the process.

This system is not a good one. It's like a Swiss cheese -- we all know this. I don't think any of us would congratulate ourselves or anyone else who is involved in airport security with the job we have done over the last 10 years.

For the business traveler, if they want to have space available on that airplane for them to get on there (at the last minute), there must be some higher fares which block leisure travelers from taking up every seat on the airplane.