But sales are still collapsing despite a planned welcome-back sale in June while the competition, principally rival mega-discounter Wal-Mart, is stretching its lead.
Today however, economists and passengers worry that the scope of competition is rapidly diminishing, as more large airlines merge to make mega-airlines.
Instead we are trying to establish international cartels that forbid banking competition between countries, and we boast that these bail-outs will cost mega-billions, which nobody can possibly afford.