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<p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="Express">Express</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1981, <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="frills">frills</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="and">and</span> __1__ <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lure">lure</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="People">People</span> <span word="Express">Express</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> __2__ <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="overexpanded">overexpanded</span>, <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="routes">routes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1986, <span word="People">People</span> <span word="Express">Express</span> __3__ <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Air">Air</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1987, <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> __4__ <span word="People">People</span> <span word="Express">Express</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> __5__ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="stimulate">stimulate</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> __6__ <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="instituted">instituted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="category">category</span> __7__ <span word="MaxSaver">MaxSaver</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="supersaver">supersaver</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> __8__ <span word="all">all</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="MaxSaver">MaxSaver</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="was">was</span> $70. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="MaxSaver">MaxSaver</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span>, __9__ <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="MaxSaver">MaxSaver</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>. <span word="Tickets">Tickets</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> __10__ <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span>. <span word="Passengers">Passengers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="Reservations">Reservations</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> __11__, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="available">available</span>.</p><p> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="MaxSaver">MaxSaver</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="were">were</span> __12__, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="discount">discount</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="require">require</span> 30-<span word="day">day</span> __13__ <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="fares">fares</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="just">just</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span> __14__, <span word="Ameriacn">Ameriacn</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MaxSaver">MaxSaver</span> <span word="fare">fare</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="Competitors">Competitors</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="raged">raged</span> <span word="on">on</span>, __15__ <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobodys">nobodys</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="MaxSavers">MaxSavers</span>.</p>
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