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US airlines are pushing to remove protections for passengers and add more fees

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663 points duxup | 2 comments | 24 Sep 25 12:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.434s | source
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onlypassingthru ◴[24 Sep 25 16:12 UTC] No.45362404[source]▶
It seems like the smart play here is a three step process:

1) Deregulate claiming that competition will lower costs

2) Further consolidate carriers so that there is even less competition

3) Profit!

With the corporate buyout of government, it won't be long until we see the announcement for the new AmDelTed.

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terminalshort ◴[24 Sep 25 16:34 UTC] No.45362730[source]▶
This has worked so far, though. Prices are down ~50% after inflation since the airlines were deregulated.
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1. cosmicgadget ◴[24 Sep 25 16:44 UTC] No.45362863[source]▶
There might be other factors to consider, such as seat density and maintenance costs. Plus that deregulation was a massive change compared to whether or not they can use the AirBnB price quote model.
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2. onlypassingthru ◴[24 Sep 25 17:14 UTC] No.45363248[source]▶
The cost savings has also come from efficiency gains like winglets & jet bridges, and service reductions like going from meal service to snacks to nothing, the removal of amenities (remember playing cards and wing pins for kids?), little or no in-flight entertainment, etc.