Ed Bastian
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It's what pays the bills, I like to think of.
And as we see some of the rationalization that's occurring, because you have a lot of lower-end airlines with low-end seats,
too many seats chasing still, enough low-end consumer demand.
That space is where a lot of the rationalization, and you see it in the industry currently, as that backdrop continues to get into a healthier environment, because all those airlines have to find a way to earn their cost of capital.
They're not going to be around.
And so as a result of that, whatever happens there,
we will benefit from that and we'll keep that premium demand set growing.
So we're not growing in that space, but it'll still be a good one for us in terms of improvement.
We're not going to comment on that question, but when you look at who Delta is, you can answer that question for yourself.
Well, when we look at growth for us, international is a big part of our growth strategy.
We announced yesterday a big new order for the Boeing Dreamliner.
We're very happy about that, excited about that.
People think about our industry, they come to me, they say, where's the future for travel going to come from?
We're 100 years old.
It is international.
When you think about only one in five people in the world have ever stepped foot on an airplane,
That means you have to go new places.
You have to find new opportunities to grow and expand.
And that's going to be the statement of the second century of flight, I believe.
It's about making the world a much more connected place than it is today.