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tonyw · March 3rd, 2005, 11:27

I was at a conference last week full of very well thought of industry execs -- guys like Tony Fernandes from AirAsia, among others.

Between the times when I was filling up my coffee cup and pitching ad space, I was able to sit in on a few of the sessions. I wasn't supposed to, but I figured why not. If they didn't kick me out, why shouldn't I sit in?

One of the things that caught my attention was what one of the guys talking about route development said.

He said that he thinks that consolidation and elimination of capacity would only be temporary. If you have an airport with gates to fill, they'll find someone to fill those gates and within a few years, we'll be back up to the same capacity levels.

I don't remember who said that, but the rest of the panel agreed. And some of those guys were people who helped bring airlines that were considered dead back to life.

March 3rd, 2005, 11:27	#14
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 15,956	Re: Future of the Airlines I was at a conference last week full of very well thought of industry execs -- guys like Tony Fernandes from AirAsia, among others. Between the times when I was filling up my coffee cup and pitching ad space, I was able to sit in on a few of the sessions. I wasn't supposed to, but I figured why not. If they didn't kick me out, why shouldn't I sit in? One of the things that caught my attention was what one of the guys talking about route development said. He said that he thinks that consolidation and elimination of capacity would only be temporary. If you have an airport with gates to fill, they'll find someone to fill those gates and within a few years, we'll be back up to the same capacity levels. I don't remember who said that, but the rest of the panel agreed. And some of those guys were people who helped bring airlines that were considered dead back to life.