Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
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It's commercial air travel where three carriers now control an overwhelming majority of air travel. These three could easily crush any and all LCC pressure/money by putting up even more lobbying pressure/money. The government approved each and every single legacy major and made these carriers the stable three carriers they are today. It's just simply checks and balances to ensure the travelling public gets good competition from everyone, not just three legacy carriers.
No problem with that. Just keep the middle east state sponsored/state supported airlines out of it, and you have a deal. But your assertion of competition among "LCCs" is folly. You even said so yourself. We could crush them easily. Even the darling holding the monopoly at DAL would be in trouble if we were allowed in there...