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Re:A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the f... by ekanes on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:55PM (#36947203)
Similar to why the flying experience can be so awful - consumers by airline tickets based largely on price. The airlines that lower costs (and experience) best win.
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Re:A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the f... by Night_Thastus on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:46PM (#36947785)
And somewhat counterintuitively, they don't even make most of their profit off of ticket sales. The big players make almost all their money on the reward cards and membership systems. Some of them even take a loss on their ticket sales just to make the memberships more appealing.

In that scenario, there's little reason to make the flying experience great.

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Re:A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the f... by tracker1 on Monday July 31, 2023 @04:01PM (#36947989)
Not for everyone... I'll go with a different airline for a generally better experience. Ex: Delta over United.
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