Originally Posted by
F15Cricket
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I do understand CRAF, the importance of US airlines to the US economy, etc. Again, I am honestly trying to learn here (and not being my usual sarcastic, satirical self), but it does seem inconsistent to me for US airlines to take what seems to be government subsides (bankruptcy protections, CRAF, military charters, etc.) but then complain when other airlines get money from their government. Educate me on the difference. Is it that they can have artificially lower prices because of government subsidies? (Similar to companies in bankruptcy that can artificially lower their prices?)
CRAF may indeed be a "subsidy" for the US airlines. However, since the vast majority of CRAF flights over the last decade have been to shuttle US troops to the Middle East in order to (in part) defend Qatar and the UAE, it seems discourteous of the ME carriers to complain. :-)
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