Re:Why airlines make flights longer on purpose
by simonebrunozzi on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @11:22AM
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Except that in certain areas (e.g. US domestic flights) most/all airlines reduce average flight speed on purpose to save fuel, knowing that no other airline will compete with them. This is precisely what a functioning Antitrust should fight.
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Re:Why airlines make flights longer on purpose
by gojomo on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @12:59PM
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I think other public-interest agencies, besides antitrust-enforcement, might not want airline competition to be based on "who's willing to burn the most jet fuel to shave a few minutes off business travel".