Letting the airline pick your seat might feel like the easiest option, but it often means ending up in less desirable spots-like middle seats, back rows, or areas near bathrooms and galleys.
American Airlines is already the world's largest carrier by passengers flown, and a merger with United Airlines would create a company twice the size of Delta and Ryanair combined.
"If prices stayed at this level, it would mean an extra $11 billion in annual expense just for jet fuel. For perspective, in United's best year ever, we made less than $5B."
We had problems because of a shortage of jet fuel in three Italian airports -- Venice, Brindisi and Catania. It was all resolved within a day and in some cases within hours, without having to cancel flights.