Tampa is always going to be in the picture, unfortunately.

The industry is in the process of a radical restructuring. It is the bleakest time.

United certainly made a lot of cost reductions. But whether they really had a metamorphosis to compete without the help of a bankruptcy court remains to be seen.

Either one or more of the carriers will fail. That will eliminate some capacity, and of course when supply goes down, price goes up.

There's the famous Southwest toilet paper race. Passengers pass the roll as fast as they can from front to back without breaking it.

It could be a way to signal the market that things are getting serious. I'd like to think they'd done better planning in terms of cash flow and the airline's operations. This would be a relatively new and troubling development.

It's a very eclectic process. As much as it may seem to be true, airlines don't randomly select cities. They choose them very, very carefully.

Sarasota's not the only one that's had that problem. It's very sensitive to a competing airport that's within a very easy drive.

Even as a large carrier, they've been able to continue that, which is truly impressive.