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 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - With Northwest Airlines out of bankruptcy on Thursday, the nation's largest carriers have reorganized to compete better in a world of discount carriers and higher fuel prices.
Travelers munching pretzels for dinner, instead of a complimentary meal, on a crowded plane already know about some of the changes over the last few years, which included bankruptcy reorganizations by Northwest, Delta, United, and U.S. Airways.
Most major airlines have trimmed unprofitable routes and fly fuller planes on the routes that are left. Workers took pay cuts at the bankrupt carriers as well as American Airlines, which narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2003.
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