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Re:Southwest operational meltdown as hundreds of flights can... by Barrin92 on Monday October 11, 2021 @08:48AM (#28827727)
>The US commercial air transport industry is an absolute marvel. Millions of people moved thousands of miles every single day, mostly at extremely affordable fares. And tons of cargo moved as well

As opposed to...? tons of cargo and millions of people are being moved around everywhere, welcome to the modern world. The US commercial flight industry sucks in the grand scheme of things mostly due to a lack of competition. Flying in the US is expensive compared to Europe/Asia.

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Re:Southwest operational meltdown as hundreds of flights can... by ghaff on Monday October 11, 2021 @09:48AM (#28828252)
I don't claim to know all the price/cost dynamics, but it's mostly the regional low-cost carriers (which people seem to generally hate except for their cheapness) that are cheap in Europe and Asia. Otherwise airfares are pretty similar to the US.
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