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Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by kobeya on Thursday April 27, 2017 @05:32PM (#14214897)
Not recently. Costs have plummeted and airlines are one of the more profitable industries these days.
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Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by valuearb on Thursday April 27, 2017 @05:35PM (#14214923)
Historically airlines are one of the least profitable businesses in history. A few good years doesn't change that much.
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Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by davidf18 on Thursday April 27, 2017 @07:00PM (#14215561)
In the US at least, they are now considered as a commodity. But the consolidation of major carriers (American with US Air, United with Continental) may have changed that equation.
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