"But with a bankrupt airline, how do we know there is a future?"

A bankrupt airline has to watch every penny.

In addition, shareholders, creditors and suppliers of the bankrupt airlines would suffer financial losses.

Thousands of airline workers have grown weary of working for troubled or bankrupt airlines.

Such steps have taken place at bankrupt airlines like Delta and Northwest.

But there are significant differences in how passengers address a grievance with a bankrupt airline.

Its 'business as usual' slogan has helped to get passengers accustomed to flying on bankrupt airlines.

But with the bankrupt airline undergoing liquidation, those benefits may not last much longer.

It said the relief for the bankrupt airlines would provide them with an unfair competitive advantage.

The Caribbean is clearly a hot market, even for bankrupt airlines.