Cor Blimey, F3G! I wish I'd had your experience with CO.
They were just about Okay across the pond in the 777 and I do not blame them for the respiratory discomfort caused by the pressurisation. But my last experience with them on US Internal (Tucson-Houston) made me resolve never to fly CO again. They were not even in the same league as South Western.
It's cabin service I refer to, of course; they were so over-worked and under-caring it became a nightmare when the seat pitch was also at torture levels. But the price was good and therein lies the problem in that fiercely competitive market.
So I will not weep for CO as an entity. Nevertheless, it's going to be hard on all those whose careers, salaries and pensions will suffer in any cut-backs in Civil Aviation. If only there had been a different way.
[ 19 September 2001: Message edited by: fobotcso ]