chunhimlai wrote:DWC wrote:Am I delusionnal if I say that's the 3rd or 4th time I see that same post ?
Because it is the only way to win.
The LEVIATHAN is not the way to win for consumers. It is the way for virtual oligo-/monopolies.
People here speak of open skies, JVs, cross-participations, free-trade & the like without an ounce of knowledge of the basic tenets of market economy :
atomicity of actors &
perfect / symmetric information, none of which are prevailing. What we have now is a battle between oligopolistic majors in their own regions vying for world supremacy, while the unlearned public cheerfully applauds to bigger is better, tragic & pathetic.
Studies show that 5 majors in a given developped region (US, EU, ME, CN, R, A, LA ) is the optimum recipe for competition with efficient service to all places therein, with interlining or alliances beyond their sphere are enough. JVs &
equity alliances are actually
olipolistic maneuvring under the guise of free capital flows, they are anything but good for the consumer, excellent for the airline bottom-lines & to pass the bill to the consumer, that is why they are doing it !
Since when has service & competition to passengers interest been a priority with airlines ?
"Milk PAX as much as you can until they scream !"
FF programs are consistently devalued after constituting a captive pool, requirements always higher for lesser returns.
Does anyone remember the amenities given out free to Y in the 1970s-1990s ? None of that anymore, though IFE & Wi-Fi are sizable positive adds.
The Hell with alliances no matter what form, I for one go free agent everytime if I find better elsewhere.
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DWC on Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.