United Airlines to slash fleet, 1,100 jobs as fuel prices soar

Thursday 05th June, 07:33 AM JST

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treebeard at 07:12 PM JST - 5th June

** due to record fuel costs that have more than doubled in the past year.**

how does the doubling of the fuel cost warrant quadrupling my "fuel surcharge"? something fishy here... my most recent trip(for 2) has a whopping 95000 yen surcharge, the previous trip on the exact same route and airline on had a 12000 yen surcharge... not to mention that the ticket price it self was already double the previous flight...

guess I can't feel sorry for them... sounds like bad management.
KenjiYamamoto at 04:15 AM JST - 6th June

time to throw the peanuts out the window... toss in pillows and blankets too.

hello bus and train, good bye airplane.
easychord2 at 04:24 AM JST - 6th June

"toss in pillows and blankets too."

I'd pay some extra $$$ to see a pillowfight onboard.
treebeard at 08:12 AM JST - 6th June

Kenji ...you're saying there are buses and trains to Europe, North America and Oz??
rajakumar at 11:45 AM JST - 6th June

Boeing/Airbus/GE/Rolls royce have to work on super energy saving, efficient lighter aircrafts,that need less thrust power pounds, of energy. They need come up with new alternative tech energy sources/new tech jet engines for aircrafts.

High energy costs, will change the outdated, world air transport titans,old believes of low energy costs and other believes of present air titans.

The present obsolute thinking systems in air transport is doomed, like obsolete administrations, need more dynamic changes, to address present woes of job loss, in air transport industry.
Kwaabish at 01:05 PM JST - 6th June

How about replacing heavier and outdated cabin attendants for efficiency?
capone at 03:56 PM JST - 6th June

treebeard, sounds like you got ripped by rhe japanese travel agency, not by UA directly
KenjiYamamoto at 09:11 AM JST - 7th June

as for the fuel, being a flight sim2004 buff, even a short hop from london egll to paris orly lfpo requires at least 30,000lbs of fuel, that's nearly ten cars in weight. and the cross-atlantic and pacific flights, lord, let's not go there...
KenjiYamamoto at 09:14 AM JST - 7th June

would you like a blanket sir? that'll be five dollars.
and a pillow? two dollars please. headphones? that's five dollars.

the barf bags are still there sir, no they're free. (for now...)

btw - inflight airline monthly magazine cancelled.
Farmboy at 10:13 PM JST - 8th June

I may have to swim home if this keeps up...