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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now Emirates has joined the fray calling out Munoz by name and asking people to Fly the Friendly Skies of a Rral Airline.

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Link?[/quote]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1146094045500343&id=158307244279033[/quote]

Great! When will they start US domestic service and create some competition!?[/quote]

The US, like most countries, does not allow foreign carriers to compete on domestic routes. It's why you don't see United or Emirates flying Toronto-Montreal, or Turkish flying Beijing to Shanghai.

We already have 4 major carriers: United, American, Delta, and Southwest, along with smaler carriers like Alaska, Sun Country, and Allegiant. Is there insufficient competition?[/quote]

That's obviously insufficient. If competition were effective, air travel would not be the hell that it is. There is no incentive for any domestic airline to provide even the most rudimentary experience.  They collectively get away with the worst because of the lack of competition and route/time monopolies. [/quote]

It's not lack of competition. It's the willingness of customers to sacrifice a lot for a lower price. Remember when checked bags used to be free? Now it's $25+ per bag on all but Southwest, and airlines make billions a year from it. First one airline did it, then the others followed when they found they were losing out customers to the airlines that offered lower fares but had baggage fees.

It's a race to the bottom, because most customers care only about price. JetBlue has a sort of premium product and they are doing OK, but not great. That's who I'd recommend flying with.. or fly first class on the major carriers.[/quote]

There's a lot the carriers could do to lower costs, but their hands are tied by unions. For instance WAY too many flight attendants on domestic flights. Most of these flights are not serving food or beverage, so there's no need for cabin service. It should be more like rail service or bus service with minimal flight attendants.

I really don't mind a la carte pricing like Spirit. Pay for what you use is better for most everyone. [/quote]

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