Originally Posted by AUTOGLIDE
That's an interesting comment from someone from a state that advertises constantly (and I mean constantly, and very boringly) on UK/European TV to attract tourists. In line with the wishes of many US posters on this site (or rather the more reactionary, less intelligent ones), our tourists have been staying away from the US hence the blanket advertising. Fine, don't build the airport enhancements, whether that be state owned, or private enterprise but then don't complain when the deals offered to other destinations that an take the A380 and offer value due to it's economy of scale take away even more of the visitors to the US. It's a big wide world out there with many many places to go. If the US wants to be behind the rest of the world so be it. The argument basically reads as " The US carriers don't want the A380, and anyway are all bankrupt nd can't afford it anyway, so we won't adapt our airports as that will help out the dirty foreigners". As for the bitterness against Airbus, they built the A380,get over it, capitalism and free trade are a two way street and there's little point sulking about it when everything doesn't go your way.
Yes, Florida does advertise in Europe, and the tourists are coming over in droves, thank you very much. But how could that happen you ask? No 380 yet? They are coming over in 777's and other fine Boeing products.
