>> All told, is all this chicanery benefiting airlines? No. There is no competitive advantage. If they don't implement price discrimination, they go bankrupt.

>> All told, is all this chicanery benefiting airlines? No. There is no competitive advantage. If they don't implement price discrimination, they go bankrupt. If they do implement price discrimination, they still go bankrupt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airline_bankruptcies_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airline_bankruptcies_i....