United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Boeing 757s

Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by Joeri on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @12:12PM (#21704136)

But do they actually compete? Whenever I see privatized public transport it seems the systems cover different areas and in practice you either have only one real option or you have to pay for all options, neither of which leads to actual competition.

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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by bluGill on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @01:38PM (#21705399)

My understanding is in Tokyo they compete a little - that is there are a few people who are within walking distance to two different private operators. However even there most people are only really within talking distance of one line.

With land based transit competition it is really hard to compete because land within walking distance is finite. (if you don't demand walking distance you get less riders by a lot). Thus to have real competition you need to have extremely high density - 50 story apartment buildings with few parks or other open space, at that point one line cannot handle all the riders and a second line can compete.

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