As we enter the 21st century, I pledge to continue opening skies across regions, and to invite every region of the world to be our partner, so no region is left out. There is more work to be done, to be sure. We need to make progress with China, France, Italy, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal and others. I am convinced we will have breakthroughs within this group later this year. And, as always, I am ready to meet with the United Kingdom.
Transportation is the tie that binds.
Let me say again, together we have made more progress in opening international markets than any time in the history of aviation. And our successes internationally track the successes in the domestic market that we have seen since the deregulation of this industry. Deregulation has been good for both airlines and consumers. Consumers like it when prices go down, not up, and the great increase in passengers obviously shows that. Today, more frequent, better timed service is generally available to cities of all sizes around the nation.