Originally Posted by
Seatownflyer
The consumer is their own worst enemy. I read an article awhile back about cheap tickets and how far a passenger was willing to go in order to save a few bucks. They created a poll asking if people would be willing to stand on a flight if it meant saving money on the ticket. A surprising (or not so surprising) number of people said they would. The author of that comment hit the target dead on. This isn't the first time I've heard this either. You get what you pay for.
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Interpret this how you will. All flames directed to /dev/null/
Folks, we have a winner!!!!!!!!
Bingo, I love to see the amount of people who think it's outrageous that regional pilots make less then 20K/year, but those people are outraged if they have to pay more then $50 to go to Florida for vacation. The falling standards in this industry are a result of the Airlines over-catering to the customers by feeding on themselves. The mentality of taking out your competitor then gobbling up their revenue after their got bust has not worked so the landscape is the way it is. Ticket prices are way undervalued.