 Re: Deregulation
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The fact is that american comsumers are whining bastards who don't know how good they have it... or that the economy bites and people cannot afford high air fares.
Good economy = lots of fliers?
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Again with the whining stuff. Who is doing all this whining? (Forgettiing the part about their lineage).
And just for the record: do you go out of the way to pay more for the things you buy? Do you ever make decisions, like going on vacation for example, based on cost? Deregulation caused the whole travel industry to take off like a rocket. People could afford to fly their families on vacation and still stay in nice hotels and see the sights. It made things like the whole Disney World, Orlando economy possible as these were no longer regional things that people drove to. It got the Griswold's out of their station wagon to fly to Wally World.
It was also a tremendous boon to business. Cities that could offer good airline transportation at good prices boomed, while those that couldn't withered. Air travel became the backbone of business, not a luxury. It was one of the huge mistakes that airlines made when they tried to stay ahead of their costs by socking it to their best customers, businessmen. Forcing them to find alternatives to airlines.
Deregulation = good. Management handling of deregulation = bad.
Customers = good. Customers fault for airline problems = no way.
Those in the industry that think there is any solution that involves providing worse service or higher prices to the customer = doomed.
Just my .02 |