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It's European airlines in general. It's what happens when the only airlines are flag carriers that don't have to worry about competition because their respectiv
by kenhwang 3y ago
It's European airlines in general. It's what happens when the only airlines are flag carriers that don't have to worry about competition because their respective governments will keep them in business.
- bobthepanda 3y agoIt’s interesting because you could say the same about Asian carriers and yet Singapore, Cathay Pacific, JAL etc. are all quite proud and beloved.
- SeenNotHeard 3y agoJAL was privatized in 1987.
- bobthepanda 3y agoAir France-KLM, Lufthansa and BA are also privatized.
- kenhwang 3y agoBecause they have competent local competition. ANA is very evenly matched with JAL. Same with HKA and Cathay Pacific. Even Taiwan has China Airlines (flag) and EVA.
- unsupp0rted 3y agoI thought I knew what interacting with empathy-less career government drones was like before but I had my eyes truly opened by Air Canada.
- chrysler 3y agoAir Canada was privatized in 1989.
- unsupp0rted 3y agoThey’ve converted into empathy-less career non-government drones. One way or another they have no incentive to be anything but terrible to their passengers.
- koyote 3y agoEurope has plenty of competition in the airlines space? I believe it's thanks to that competition being mostly low-cost that we've now got a race to the bottom in terms of customer service.
- ekianjo 3y agoCustomer service was always terrible in Europe
- koyote 3y agoThe US legacy carriers were the first "full service" airlines to bring in extra charges for bags, food, seats etc. Luckily delay compensation exists in the EU, otherwise there would be no difference between them nowadays.
- ekianjo 3y agoIts not just US and Europe in the world. Heard of Asia?
- chrysler 3y ago>> It's what happens when the only airlines are flag carriers that don't have to worry about competition because their respective governments will keep them in business. Governments cannot provide aid beyond what a reasonable investor would do. The current European Commissioner for Competition (incumbent since 2014) has had particularly strong focus on that. Several flag carriers that got unreasonable subsidies went bankrupt after they were forced to pay back subsidies. Beyond the European Commission, competitors can challenge approved aid, and they have done so, and they have sometimes won: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/eu-court-backs-ryanair-challenge-klm-tap-state-aid-2021-05-19/ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/eu-court-...