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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by Analemma_ on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @12:38PM (#34151223)
In that case the government should smash Southwest with a billion dollar fine so the cost of not doing this drilling exceeds the cost of doing it.
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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by hallway_monitor on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @01:40PM (#34152050)
Asking the government to step in for additional regulation is rarely helpful. For this type of failure, the free market will determine whether processes and tools improve, or whether the status quo is good enough.
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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by heavenlyblue on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @01:54PM (#34152256)
Free market?
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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by ceejayoz on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @02:04PM (#34152398)
Regulation sometimes helps remind the free market that fuckups like this can come with real human costs.
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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by variant on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @08:54PM (#34156582)
Regulation imposes those costs and more on real humans and rarely heads off fuckups.

Market forces can correct here. Vote with your wallet.

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by astrange on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @04:39PM (#34154222)
What's an airline got to do with the free market? They're a extremely highly regulated business.
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