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

Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by croon on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:20AM (#13308408)

You're assuming the poverty line is a relevant metric. And regardless of the accuracy of that assumption, you still don't offer any information on the income spread over percentiles, nor a source for your one claim.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by hueving on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @07:10AM (#13308591)

The poverty line is very relevant when the entire discussion is about getting by.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by croon on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @08:39AM (#13309001)

Again assuming the meaning of "getting by".

> In 2015, in the United States, the poverty threshold for a single person under 65 was at an annual income of US$11,770; the threshold for a family group of four, including two children, was US$24,250.

Do you consider this getting by?

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by badwolf on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @10:31AM (#13309749)

24k for a family of 4... That's easily just the cost of an apartment/utilities for a year here in Austin. Damn. :-/

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by pc86 on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @11:07AM (#13310042)

That's why it's called "poverty."

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