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Airlines are the worst.

• tdb7893 10y ago
  What most people (and the news) don't seem to realise is that airlines are the worst because of market forces. There is very little brand loyalty in general for airlines so small changes in prices have a large difference and they've found the there just isn't a large market for a better airline with significantly higher cost.
  • DamnYuppie 10y ago
    For recreational travelers I am inclined to agree with you. Yet for business travels, which are the backbone of most airlines, they are very brand loyal. They will contort their schedule and deaden their pain threshold to no ends to fly their preferred airline. Also price isn't a key driving decision for them, if one airline is $100 less on a given flight but the more expensive flight is still "in policy" they will go with the more expense flight on their preferred carrier. I am a weekly business travel as are all my peers so this is purely my observations from 15+ years of frequent business travel.
    • tdb7893 10y ago
      That's true and it would be interesting to see an airline catering more to them but that's not the case for the majority of consumers and it would be unlikely that an airline could fill a plane if a seat cost much more. The trend in airlines currently is actually providing cheaper and less services