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Re:The TSA is a waste of money that doesn't save lives and m... by rhino369 on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @12:48PM (#11723292)
We have "at your own risk" airtravel in the form of private and chartered flights.

There aren't enough people ready and willing to take that risk to make it a competitive business model for airlines. They are a business that only works at massive scale due to extreme competition on price.

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Re:The TSA is a waste of money that doesn't save lives and m... by ArkyBeagle on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @12:51PM (#11723318)
Some of it isn't pure price competition; it's also actual economy of scale, especially with respect to financing of fleets.
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Re:The TSA is a waste of money that doesn't save lives and m... by hammock on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:11PM (#11723546)
It's regulations in large part that draw the line between chartered flights and heavily regulated common carrier flights preventing better air travel from growing.
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