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Originally Posted by afterburn 549
Maybe charge the amount they should charge for air fair....Air lines started out for the the more affluent.
Now they try to pander to everyone no one is happy.
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^ This.
Unfortunately, in today's world, the great unwashed believes that they have the right to near-free airfare to haul their entitled fat derrieres to wherever they please. No one cares that the airplane cost is $30 million, with another five figures for fuel, and employee costs, landing fees, etc, etc...
The margin these airlines exist on are wafer-thin and they only survive in volume of passengers moved.
Airlines should be able to charge a fare that would cover all of their expenses but unfortunately, there's always some one in the business willing to undercut their competitors in a fast race to the bottom.