Originally Posted by
saab2000
"Cooperation" to raise ticket prices is illegal. Also, if one airline raises fares on a route, there is no guarantee that the others on the same route will follow suit. I am absolutely no apologist for management, but this is a very competitive business and raising fares ain't as simple as all that.
Some form of re-regulation is the only thing that will bring fares up. And with re-regulation many of us might not have jobs flying airplanes.
Hate to say it, but it's a tough business.
Yes I know "cooperation" is illegal. I mean more like an understanding between the airlines that they could raise fares to a level that can sustain profits. Though I do agree with you that this is nearly imposible in that someone will always try to undercut the rest. Which I believe more often than not is the LCC's. If they were to raise their fares the big legacies would do so in an instant.