This is not much more than an advertisement for the author's book. For example there is zero discussion of what the solution to the problem is. I searched online and found this from a review: "Sitaraman’s solution is a return to government oversight, with regulation of prices and a licensing system to ensure that all cities receive servi…
This is not much more than an advertisement for the author's book. For example there is zero discussion of what the solution to the problem is. I searched online and found this from a review: "Sitaraman’s solution is a return to government oversight, with regulation of prices and a licensing system to ensure that all cities receive service." OK. The FAA or someone is going to dictate prices? That has never worked. We could alternatively enforce existing laws on predatory pricing. When I fly from Washington, D.C. to California if I fly from Washington Dulles on United I pay a much higher price than if I fly out of Baltimore (a short drive away) where even United matches the low price offered by Southwest Airlines. When Southwest began flying out of Dulles, United lowered their price until SW left, and then raised their price back to the existing high levels. This is a clear violation of the Sherman anti-trust act, but our DoJ instead of investigating and prosecuting this sued Microsoft over their bundling of Windows with a web browser (remember the browser wars?). We need to open our skies to real competition! Another approach would be to allow foreign airlines to fly between the east and west coasts. We might even get lie flat seats that are offered internationally!
This is not much more than an advertisement for the author's book. For example there is zero discussion of what the solution to the problem is. I searched online and found this from a review: "Sitaraman’s solution is a return to government oversight, with regulation of prices and a licensing system to ensure that all cities receive service." OK. The FAA or someone is going to dictate prices? That has never worked. We could alternatively enforce existing laws on predatory pricing. When I fly from Washington, D.C. to California if I fly from Washington Dulles on United I pay a much higher price than if I fly out of Baltimore (a short drive away) where even United matches the low price offered by Southwest Airlines. When Southwest began flying out of Dulles, United lowered their price until SW left, and then raised their price back to the existing high levels. This is a clear violation of the Sherman anti-trust act, but our DoJ instead of investigating and prosecuting this sued Microsoft over their bundling of Windows with a web browser (remember the browser wars?). We need to open our skies to real competition! Another approach would be to allow foreign airlines to fly between the east and west coasts. We might even get lie flat seats that are offered internationally!