Airlines.....UGH

So I guess if anyone really watches the news you know that the travel industry is less than stable these days. Well yesterday the 2nd airline in the last year pulled its service out of Boise. I know that may not seem like big news to those of you that travel out of places like SLC and JFK and all those really big airports but it is a big deal here when there are only 7 airlines here to start with. The only benefit is that the customers have to go somewhere else to buy the tickets so hopefully our business will pick up soon. Things have been really slow since school started again and there is always a bit of a lull this time of year, but in 7 years of doing this I have never seen one like this. I just pray that Horizon will keep on doing whatever it is that they have been doing so that they don't have to lay off anyone. It seems like an endless battle to please the customer and keep the business alive. The big companies like United, Delta and Northwest start making big changes in the fees that they charge and the customers get mad and start traveling other companies like Horizon/Alaska and Southwest but then we have to follow suit in order not to go under ourselves and then the people just seem to stop traveling all together. I know alot of families that normally would have gone on some big vacation this year stayed home because the cost of gas was to much to drive anywhere and the cost of airfare was to much to justify paying. I know that the ecomony is bad and that people have to make changes in the way that they are spending, I just hope that I don't have to find a new job because of it.

PS.. I don't see travel getting any cheaper in the near future, I guess it is going back to the way it used to be, Flying somewhere used to be something that the rich and fabulous could afford. We came to a place where it became easy for the masses to afford a ticket, and now I see it swinging back in favor of the rich and fabulous again.

I want to take a poll.... Please awnser one question for me....

Would you rather....
Pay more for your plane ticket and be able to check more luggage..
or
Have cheaper airfare and have to pay for your extra luggage....?
Keep in mind that if it is just you traveling and not your entire family aka your kids and all the stuff you need for them how many bags could you pack into and would you have to check them or could you carry it. Since Horizon changed its policy to only allow each passenger only 1 checked bag free of charge, it amazes me how many people can carry on what they need for a 2 day trip.