Robert Crandall Airline Quotations

People in the airline industry don't want agencies out and they don't want them in, ... They don't care. They want to distribute airline tickets in the most cost-effective way possible. If the agencies don't add value, they will do it themselves.

If the market decides that the amplitude of the airline ups and downs may be less now than it had been in years past, we may move closer to the kinds of P/E ratios we see for other stocks.

A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money,

I've said many times that I'd be thrilled to sell the airline to the employees and our guys said no, we'll take all the money, anyway.

The airline business is fast-paced, high risk, and highly leveraged. It puts a premium on things I like to do. I think I communicate well. And I am very good at detail. I love detail.