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> Such a weird move. > I want to start by saying I'm not sure Air France should be subsidized to the level we do. This is the point. It's pork barrel of a fla
by baybal2 5y ago
> Such a weird move.
> I want to start by saying I'm not sure Air France should be subsidized to the level we do.
This is the point. It's pork barrel of a flag carrier being under a gunpoint. The message is "I will not let even your most overpriced, over-subsidised, bathing in cash airline to make money"
I'm not sure if the idea above makes sense to somebody in American cultural context.
- hodgesrm 5y agoThe US had a 40 year cold war with Russia. This looks like the standard playbook. The rules regarding flights into Berlin from the West were a game. Great power politics don't change a lot. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Berlin_Air_Corridor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Berlin_Air_Corridor