David Neeleman

I think they got caught up in how much money they could get from each of the city governments as far as tax rebates. But that stuff works when you make money. It's a little bit phantom money. ↗

— David Neeleman

#bit #caught #city #could #each

I'm always crunching numbers, so my calculator watch is a must. ↗

— David Neeleman

#calculator #i #must #numbers #watch

It's so important to experience what your customers are experiencing and listen to their suggestions. ↗

— David Neeleman

#experience #experiencing #important #listen #suggestions

Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate. ↗

— David Neeleman

#add #creativity #good #just #keep

Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint. ↗

— David Neeleman

#aware #checkpoint #confiscated #considered #could

Our people get profit-sharing checks. I got a report the other day that says that 84 percent of our people participate in our stock purchase program, where they can buy stock at a 15 percent discount. ↗

— David Neeleman

#checks #day #discount #get #got

People were desperately trying to fill their seats for the summer. And so prices are really low right now. And so they are kept from raising prices to make up for that difference. ↗

— David Neeleman

#difference #fill #kept #low #make

Seat assignment didn't matter if you're flying Dallas to Houston and you did it 38 times a day. People just got on, you didn't sit next to your wife, and it was a 45-minute flight. It didn't matter. ↗

— David Neeleman

#dallas #day #did #flight #flying

The Blackberry is really essential for keeping up on my emails when I'm out of the office, which is a lot. ↗

— David Neeleman

#emails #essential #i #keeping #lot

This is not a business where you can hand off and run by remote control. ↗

— David Neeleman

#control #hand #off #remote #run