Re:How Southwest Airlines melted down
by sokoloff on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @06:09PM
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> I am not asking them to fly in terrible weather
The way I read it, you kind of are, just without saying it out loud:
> we could just make airlines always liable for any situation where they fail to get you to where they said they were going to get you by when they said they were going to get you. Like literally any service that is not delivered as promised.
What incentives does that set up when terrible (or even questionable) weather exists at the departure or destination airports or widespread en route?
The way I read it, you kind of are, just without saying it out loud:
> we could just make airlines always liable for any situation where they fail to get you to where they said they were going to get you by when they said they were going to get you. Like literally any service that is not delivered as promised.
What incentives does that set up when terrible (or even questionable) weather exists at the departure or destination airports or widespread en route?