Airlines Are Just Banks Now

Re:Airlines Are Just Banks Now by autoexec on Thursday September 21, 2023 @02:23PM (#37601780)

The main difference is that if you don't like how congress runs something, you can vote in someone else. You can't vote out the CEO of Delta Airlines. You are powerless and should expect the airline to treat you as such

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Re:Airlines Are Just Banks Now by SoftTalker on Thursday September 21, 2023 @04:09PM (#37603550)

Or you can fly United, or American, or...

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Re:Airlines Are Just Banks Now by autoexec on Thursday September 21, 2023 @05:11PM (#37604414)

That assumes you have the option. Not all airlines fly to all locations. They love to carve up route maps and build up fortress hubs to prevent competition.

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Re:Airlines Are Just Banks Now by PaulDavisThe1st on Thursday September 21, 2023 @05:43PM (#37604811)

Do they fly out of the airport I normally depart from, or any other that is within a 2 hour drive?

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Re:Airlines Are Just Banks Now by WalterBright on Thursday September 21, 2023 @10:04PM (#37607021)

You can buy stock in Delta Airlines, which entitles you to vote on the management of the company.

Check out the 5 year chart of Delta stock. It's gone from $60 to $38. I'm wondering what happened to all that profit you alleged.

https://www.google.com/search?q=delta+airlines+stock

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