AA attendants cheer higher fares

In a recent message to union members, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants noted that news coverage of industry mergers includes the fact that the partnerships may result in higher ticket prices for consumers. That's a good thing, union members say, given the state of the industry.

As several airlines – including perennially profitable Southwest -- have announced plans to begin flying slower to save fuel, the nation’s business reporters are weighing in on possible mergers with headlines warning of potential higher fares.  All we can add to that is: it's about time!  At American at least, we long ago grew weary of funding cheap airfares with our sacrificed wages.

- Trebor Banstetter

Comments

[dfwaaflyer]

the flight attendants are right to cheer the concept of higher fares. none of us wants to pay more, but the airline industry will literally collapse if it can't raise prices to meet rising costs.

the APFA seems to forget, however, that AA can't raise prices unilaterally and make the problem instantly go away. every fare hike is a battle, especially when Southwest is paying significantly less for fuel.

[Phil]

The flight attendants never fail to put in a dig towards their airline. If American had kept higher fares when others were competing with carriers such as Southwest, none of us would be flying AA. Therefore, the flight attendants comment about the low airfares being funded by their "sacrificed wages" is total nonsense.