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<p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="Express">Express</span></p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="Express">Express</span>, founded in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-frills service. It soon became a leading airline and __1__ changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express bubble __2__ because it overexpanded, consumer complaints mounted and other airlines matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People Express __3__ hundreds of millions of dollars and was forced to sell out to Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern Airlines.</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>
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