I really see low-fare carriers, quality low-fare carriers anyway, continuing to become more and more popular.

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

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].

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.

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

People don't really look forward to flying that much. It's like they want to get to the place, but they don't look forward to the experience.

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