"Deja Vu all over again" Several years ago, Bob Crandall said it would be useless to remove seats and give the pax more legroom, because they would just flock to a crowded competitor who charged a few bucks less. A while later AMR tried it anyway, lost money, and replaced the seats.
Passengers SAY they will pay more for better service, but their actions say otherwise. I see only three ways to raise fares: a) Re-regulation, b) Limited anti-trust immunity, or c) A big reduction in available seats. Unfortunately, all of these have serious drawbacks.