Airline Quotes

It's the old adage: You can make a pizza so cheap, nobody will eat it. You can make an airline so cheap, nobody will fly it.

There are a lot of parallels between what we're doing and an expensive watch. It's very complex, has a lot of parts and it only has value when it's predictable and reliable.

We’re in the Customer Service business—we just happen to provide airline transportation.

Airlines are one of the last things to be liberalized.

It's a great day for TWA.

Most budget airlines anywhere in the world are going to leave you dissatisfied after using them.

Southwest Airlines is successful because the company understands it's a customer service company. It also happens to be an airline.

The thing about commuting internationally is that you have to be a lawyer or an airline steward to do it successfully.

A lot of airlines have come and gone.

I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn't have a lot of money in them, though.

The only thing I don't like is the uneasiness of dealing with the airlines. Everything, except getting from point A to point B, I still find immensely pleasurable.

A commercial aircraft is a vehicle capable of supporting itself aerodynamically and economically at the same time.

United Airlines: Passengers are our worst enemy. We're not too fond of luggage either.

Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles?

This industry attracts more capital than it deserves.

Take care of your customers, and you will have a successful business. Don't, and you won't. The airlines need to figure this out - soon.

If Christmas is for families, what do you do when there are families scattered all over the country? I am pretty sure God wants to make sure I touch all the bases, even if I spend his actual birthday with Delta Airlines.

If airline seat cushions are such great flotation devices, why don't you ever see anyone take one to the beach?

Any serious airline has to look at a worldwide network.

When I was younger I wanted to be an airline pilot, but that lasted for about 30 seconds.

Pan Am can go to hell.

Maybe the discipline in North America is just consolidation, right? I mean, it may be that if there were more vigorous pursuit of antitrust in America, there would have more competitors competing on price, and then airlines wouldn't be making any money again.

Bankruptcy as a solution in kind of un-American.

Airlines need staff to fly and maintain their aircraft. They need to pay applicable taxes and gate fees. They need to buy new planes, repair worn-out parts, manage their company pension plan, and everything else a service industry has to do. But by far, the largest chunk of their non-payroll operating budget goes to fuel. That's what costs the most for any given flight.