Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Increase Ticket Prices

Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by ldp01 on Monday January 02, 2017 @11:50PM (#13306820)

I have to agree. And it's a similar experience in Europe and South East Asia.

Maybe this is a generational thing? I've only been traveling for the past 3 years and to me everything seems normal.

Edit: There is one thing that really bugs me: The insecticide spray they release into the cabin on some routes. What's next? Barnaby Joyce personally raiding the cabin looking for traces of Pistol and Boo?

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by hkmurakami on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @03:19AM (#13307635)

Generational and regional for sure. I've been flying US and Japanese carriers since the late 80's, and (a) Japanese Carriers were always higher quality, but (b) US carriers are much much more crammed than they used to be.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by ajdlinux on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @01:29AM (#13307170)

There are very few things I agree with ol' Barnaby about, but the need for strong enforcement of our biosecurity laws is one of them ;)

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by ldp01 on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @04:07AM (#13307873)

That's fair enough, biosecurity is indeed important. But the cabin spraying specifically has always struck me as a bit cavalier...

It's not hard to imagine a scenario where 10 years later whatever chemical they use is linked to some form of cancer and then a class action lawsuit follows.

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