> Just this February my business went to... So happy to hear that there was competition for you to do that! The lack of it on so many routes (and the oligopoly

> Just this February my business went to... So happy to hear that there was competition for you to do that! The lack of it on so many routes (and the oligopoly that is domestic air travel) is the source of this whole problem. If sufficient competition exists, it puts a limit on the degree they can get away with. Without it, the blueprint is clear: Make them miserable while inventing ways to pay to escape it.