United CEO, Scott Kirby, has made some outlandish statements about merging with American Airlines, and maybe he is crazy… crazy like a fox.
Following that, he doubled down by giving his account and then making his pitch public:
The carrier is entrenched in New York’s JFK, an airport a prior United management team exited in favor of solely competing long haul from Newark. That’s attractive, not just because those slots might be better used by United (in their opinion) but also because his former boss eloquently pointed out that as a flying loyalty program, modern US carriers needs as much premium credit card base as possible.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
