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re: flights are TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE
Posted on 5/18/22 at 5:17 pm to 91TIGER
Posted on 5/18/22 at 5:17 pm to 91TIGER
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If OP voted for communism, hope he enjoys it. If not I feel his pain.
Pretty sure private companies charging what they can get away with for profits is capitalism. Deregulation overall worked for the industry, but it also formed an oligopoly (especially with "open skies" alliances) that can keep any new start-up from causing much of stir up price wise. What I did not know until recently is that one reason all the airlines push the ancillary costs and make sure every passenger realizes they are in for a miserable experience unless they "upgrade" is those costs aren't taxed by federal government to help maintain FAA standards for airports and air traffic control.
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Posted on 5/18/22 at 5:23 pm to PassingThrough
They don’t have enough pilots. They encouraged as many as possible to take early retirement when Covid hit. Then they fired a bunch because of the vaccine bs. Result. About 5,000 fewer pilots than they need
Flew in and out of Midway last week. $700 ticket. They have two terminals. Always packed. 1/2 of terminal B was just empty. No upcoming flights scheduled. The bartenders confirmed that from 9-5 every days there are no flights scheduled in that area. About 13 total gates.
That’s how you get these ticket prices
Flew in and out of Midway last week. $700 ticket. They have two terminals. Always packed. 1/2 of terminal B was just empty. No upcoming flights scheduled. The bartenders confirmed that from 9-5 every days there are no flights scheduled in that area. About 13 total gates.
That’s how you get these ticket prices
Posted on 5/18/22 at 7:19 pm to PassingThrough
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Pretty sure private companies charging what they can get away with for profits is capitalism.
Do you really think airlines are private companies?
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