Already Weak Airlines Stand to Lose Billions

USA Today ^ | September 12, 2001 | Chris Woodyard

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As bad as business already was for the nation's airlines, the airborne terrorist attack Tuesday will certainly make it worse, experts say. A dearth of business travelers has put major airlines on track to collectively lose $2 billion this year. Even with stronger security measures at airports, terrorism-spawned fears could lead to fewer leisure travelers as well, wiping out what had been the one bright spot in airlines' economic picture.

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Please pray for the families of the victims, and pray for the survivors, and especially pray for those who may be still be trapped and still alive.

Right now FOX news is reporting that four men have just been pulled out alive.

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This could wipeout some of the Airlines, and really hurt there economy.

But worse this can and will be used to take away our rights as much as they can get away with.

[newzjunkey]

Great news about the four survivors!!

My mother asked me if she thought AA & United would lose business. I suggested they wouldn't be singled out as it was four aircraft, two airlines across three airports. My gut feeling is it will impact all major carriers, not simply those two. It might have a bigger impact on East Coast travel. I pray such acts never reach us in the West.

[newzjunkey]

Yes, the economy. More fallout from these horrifying acts.

My God, I'm still thinking about the photos Bill O'Reilly was showing last night of charred bodies falling or leaping from one of the towers.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Rationally speaking, even if an event like this happened every year, flying would still be safer per mile than land travel. But this has struck a very sore spot in the nation's soul.

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For First Time, U.S. Airspace Is Shut Down

[Brian Allen]

As bad as business already was for the nation's airlines, the airborne [Declaration of War on] Tuesday will certainly make it worse .....

And, why not?

Let us pray that it wipes every last one of the bastards from the world's stock exchange registers.

These four hijackings, after all, were made possible only after -- and by -- the airlines' paying off of Gore and the DemocRATS -- and the fearsome and loathesome KKKli'toons' and their joint and several "administration" -- to corrupt the investigation and to thus evade the need for extra security demonstrated by the walking-on of the bomb that destroyed TWA's Boeing 747.

[But a "dry run," it turns out -- and as I predicted -- for this week's events!]

[DreamWeaver]

Question : How in the world did 4 airplanes get hijacked so easily, it appears. What ever happened to detection devices and security ????????

[Jackie222]

bump

[njmaugbill]

Airlines might lose billions????

4 airplanes went down. don't these Craft cost 250 mill a piece?

they've already lost a billion.

Bill

[Osinski]

Harsh words on such a sad day.

[sidegunner]

I heard the security screeners at Logan don't speak English.

[Brian Allen]

Or sad words [For I am a life-time/career Aviator whose love for aeroplanes and for the romance of America's airlines flows in his blood] on a harsh day!

I loved Pan-Am, too. And it also allowed obscene, two-bit, envy-motivated and hatred-and-rage-driven, ragged scum to assault and kill its passengers -- and my fellow Americans -- and also had to go!

[Brian Allen]

t-shirt Question : How in the world did 4 airplanes get hijacked so easily, it appears. What ever happened to detection devices and security ????????

Was entrusted to DemocRATS -- and went to their $4.25 per hour criminal alien empire!

[joyce11111]

This country will never be the same, and, we must be strong.

[Dog Gone]

Let us pray that it wipes every last one of the bastards from the world's stock exchange registers.

You are insane. Get help.

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The security was Clintonized.

This was allowed to happen, just two weeks ago CIA-boy Bin Laden warned of this.

[brewcrew]

Stuff it, pal. It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear to know nothing than to open it (as you have) and remove all doubt.