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The Good Times for Airlines Are Over

• notlukesky 7y ago
  The best quote from the article: When humanity comes to the end, as the asteroid hurtles toward the earth, someone will be like “we can put the asteroid on the blockchain with a smart contract, thanks to the power of immutable code.” “The last man left alive would do well to quote the Iliad and die,” says Chesterton, but that sounds pretty aspirational these days; odds are that the last man left alive will be talking about storing hashed data on the blockchain.
• bryanrasmussen 7y ago
  "No one is making air travel decisions today based on legroom or free snacks." I'd like to see numbers on that, if you're traveling now (and buying the ticket) then I guess it is because you have to travel. How does having to travel in the time of coronavirus affect your buying decision? I might think, hey let's pay for the best flight possible.
  • volfied 7y ago
    Isn't that because of the oligopoly airlines have? I live in a city with a small airport, and if I wanted to go to San Francisco, my only option for a direct flight is United.
  • fatnoah 7y ago
    >"No one is making air travel decisions today based on legroom or free snacks." This is exactly how I make my travel decisions, but I acknowledge that I'm probably in a very small minority.