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It's better than that. Those are IATA rules, and IATA has been functioning as a cartel more or less since it has been founded..
by fransje26 3y ago
It's better than that. Those are IATA rules, and IATA has been functioning as a cartel more or less since it has been founded..
- realityking 3y agoThey‘re actually defined by ICAO, a UN agency with states as members. And the actual restrictions are of course a matter of domestic legislation stemming out countries sovereignty over their airspace. These restrictions largely don‘t exist among European Union member states and between Australia and New Zealand. IATAs cartel like behavior was due to them regulating airline prices and services. This started at a time when governments where still regulating domestic prices thinking that competition on price or service would lead to cutting corners on safety.