atrdriver
Living in Paradise
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Publishers said:Regulation is and becomes all about the politic. Flexibility becomes less so you are locked into your route structure. There is no panacea here for your woes. Lousy companies run without skill still crash and burn
The regulation that needs to happen has nothing to do with route structure. There needs to be a set minimum price that can be charged between city pairs. A price that covers the cost of the trip, with a little profit built in. For example, JFK-LAX maybe $250 one way, while JFK-ATL might be $150. That's the minimum price that can be charged. If you have a product that people want to fly on, and you can charge more, more power to you. If not, you charge the minimum price if you want to fly that route. And whatever that price is, you better put a plane on it that will make you money. All that type of re-regulation would accomplish would be to make it so a carrier can't cut their and everyone elses throats by lowballing a fare. Also makes the bankrupt carriers play on a level field with whose that aren't.