David Neeleman Quotes - Page 2

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• One of the constraints on the U.S. business is the pilot shortage. There's not an abundance of pilots. There may be an abundance of cheap fuel and airplanes. There probably isn't an abundance of gates at popular airports, either.

  David Neeleman

  Airplane, Airports, Fuel

  Source: skift.com

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• Those wedgie seats, whatever they call them, those recliners, they're just not competitive anymore. The difference between those and a coach seat isn't that great to be able to warrant charging the amount. You need a little more space for a lie-flat, but not that much more.

  David Neeleman

  Lying, Differences, Space

  Source: skift.com

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• Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint.

  David Neeleman

  Might, Should, Dangerous

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• A lot of airlines have come and gone.

  David Neeleman

  Gone, Airline

  "ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN / Jetblue Airways". San Francisco Chronicle Interview, www.sfgate.com. September 12, 2004.

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• This is not a business where you can hand off and run by remote control.

  David Neeleman

  Running, Hands, Remote Control

  "ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN / Jetblue Airways". San Francisco Chronicle Interview, www.sfgate.com. September 12, 2004.

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• The Lisbon hub is important to Portugal, the country. That's not going to go away. It needs to be there. The country depends on tourism.

  David Neeleman

  Country, Important, Going Away

  Source: skift.com

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• I think there's a big market in North America [with travelers] going to Lisbon and connecting over Lisbon.

  David Neeleman

  Thinking, America, Bigs

  Source: skift.com

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• If you want to go to Spain or you want to go to France or you want go to [any] southern European countries, [Lisbon] is a great place to [connect].

  David Neeleman

  Country, Southern, Spain

  Source: skift.com

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• I just don't think it's good public policy to tax fuel. It's kind of silly. It stops people from traveling and actually costs the economy more money than what you gain in the taxes.

  David Neeleman

  Silly, Thinking, People

  Source: skift.com

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• There's just things that are against the law.

  David Neeleman

  Law

  Source: skift.com

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• You can't charge for anything in Brazil.

  David Neeleman

  Brazil

  Source: skift.com

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• I think there's new optimism in Brazil. The Olympics went well. Our demand is good. Costs are down. We're back in the black. We're feeling really good about what's going on in Brazil.

  David Neeleman

  Thinking, Optimism, Feelings

  Source: skift.com

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• I think because of all of the difficulties in Europe with terrorism and stuff, a lot of people ended up going to Portugal. They felt, I think, safer in Portugal.

  David Neeleman

  Thinking, Europe, People

  Source: skift.com

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• Our people get profit-sharing checks. I got a report the other day that says that 84 percent of our people participate in our stock purchase program, where they can buy stock at a 15 percent discount.

  David Neeleman

  People, Profit Sharing, Program

  "ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN / Jetblue Airways". SFGate Interview, www.sfgate.com. September 12, 2004.

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• People were desperately trying to fill their seats for the summer. And so prices are really low right now. And so they are kept from raising prices to make up for that difference.

  David Neeleman

  Summer, Differences, People

  "ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN / Jetblue Airways". SFGATE interview, www.sfgate.com. September 12, 2004.

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• I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers.

  David Neeleman

  Confidence, Believe, Airports

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• Seat assignment didn't matter if you're flying Dallas to Houston and you did it 38 times a day. People just got on, you didn't sit next to your wife, and it was a 45-minute flight. It didn't matter.

  David Neeleman

  People, Wife, Flying

  "ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN / Jetblue Airways". SFGate Interview, www.sfgate.com. September 12, 2004.

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• Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost.

  David Neeleman

  Hurt, Fuel Prices, Cost

  "ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN / Jetblue Airways". SFGate Interview, www.sfgate.com. September 12, 2004.

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• Nobody ever thought about having to protect the passengers from the pilots.

  David Neeleman

  Safety, Pilots, Aviation

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• And you've got to remember that I'm also the father of nine children.

  David Neeleman

  Children, Father, Nine

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