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In other industries, when the price of a common raw material goes up, the workers don't take a pay cut. Why do we get less? What the eff is wrong with charging more for a ticket? Operating costs can only go so low; at some point, you need to increase revenue. Even within the industry, mom and pop flight schools are smart enough to figure it out - gas costs more, so charge the students more.

I can't figure out how airline managers are classified as leaders. They should be called followers. One airline drops the price on one route, and they all blindly follow. Guess what, one airline can't carry ALL the pax from A to B. Some will be left over for you. I wish one day I'll see that airline X has increased prices. When they see that somebody else has the gonads to do that, they'll surely follow suit.