The government has known of alleged price gouging and ‘capacity discipline’ for years – but such tweaking is not cut-and-dried evidence of conspiracyCrowded planes. Pinched seating. Vanishing fare bargains. Extortionate fees. Rising fares across every major airline.
The antitrust cops at the US justice department think they know what’s behind the blight of contemporary air travel: “Major airlines,in tandem, bear raised fares, and imposed novel and higher fees,and reduced service.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com