Originally Posted by
NinerKilo
So let's keep the price of the pilot off of Priceline, Expedia, etc. Have a federally mandated pilot fee. If passengers are happy paying fees for a few more inches of leg room or to bring more baggage, then they should be fine with paying a few more dollars for a competent flight crew that's well rested, trained, and experienced to do what they bought the ticket for in the first place: To safely travel from airport A to airport B.
It is not the job of the public to subsidize pay in the private sector. This is like how the public feels obligated to tip a server because we know they make $2.25 an hour and live off tips. It is not our job to pay a servers salary and it should not be the public's job to pay our bills.
Re-Regulate the industry if you want this