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There is what appears to be "real competition" in the airline industry. It doesn't seem to help.
by whyenot 7y ago
There is what appears to be "real competition" in the airline industry. It doesn't seem to help.
- nyolfen 7y agoyou can fly southwest
- chrischen 7y agoYou can fly Singapore airlines, the #1 rated airline, only except you probably can't because airline routes are highly segregated.
- mikeash 7y agoIf you look through lists of companies with the worst customer service, there doesn’t seem to be any correlation with competition. For example, Best Buy frequently appears, and they have tons of competition. Other retailers show up, and banks are another big category.
- d-sc 7y agoAirlines price discriminate their support. If you fly first class frequently, you will get much better service than if you always choose the cheapest tickets.
- StanislavPetrov 7y agoThere isn't remotely what you would consider to be "real competition" in the airlines industry. Only last year American, Southwest and other major airlines agreed to settle a price-fixing lawsuit for tens of millions of dollars. Airlines regularly collude to fix prices. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-15/american-agrees-to-pay-45-million-to-settle-fare-collusion-suit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-15/american-...
- awakeasleep 7y agoCompetition in the world of Airlines needs to happen on a per route basis. A lot of people miss this fact. Airlines monopolize routes, not air travel in general.