The situation got out of hand and got away from them.

The status remains quo as far as passengers are concerned. The tickets are good, everything functions normally, there's no real impact.

Not only do we have the potential for all these different airline strikes, but we also have the potential for extreme weather like we had last year.

It doesn't have anything to do with in-flight safety, but they may cause delays and disruptions. The FAA may go in and inspect and the airlines might not be able to prove that it's in compliance.

I'm not saying it's not a valid area to be concerned about, but we need to not isolate one particular component of a larger problem and think that's going to really help.

If we can get together and decide (on a) path in the next five years we can avoid the gridlock we've experienced this summer. Otherwise, it's going to get worse.

There are just so many multiple factors that it's hard to see very far down into the future.

I expect ... a whole set of standards (last) used during the Gulf War.

The irritation level is just a lot higher.