MilesBuzz! - High hub fares

mikey1003

Feb 1, 01, 12:55 pm

Thursday, February 01, 2001
Effort to reign in hub rates offers hope for local fliers

http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/02/01/fin_effort_to_reign_in.html

afang

Feb 1, 01, 1:16 pm

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B747-437B

Feb 1, 01, 3:47 pm

I was watching C-SPAN this morning (yeah yeah, I was REALLY bored!) and Michael Levine was testifying before the Transportation Committee about hub pricing structures. He tried to justify why hubs need to keep a high price to subsidise the other operations, but Sen.McCain wasn't buying it!

Spiff

Feb 1, 01, 7:22 pm

Outstanding. I thought you weren't allowed to lie to Congress... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Originally posted by B747-437B:
I was watching C-SPAN this morning (yeah yeah, I was REALLY bored!) and Michael Levine was testifying before the Transportation Committee about hub pricing structures. He tried to justify why hubs need to keep a high price to subsidise the other operations, but Sen.McCain wasn't buying it!

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richard

Feb 1, 01, 7:45 pm

I think this type of effort is ludicrous. Price controls and government can't dictate pricing, let the free market reign!

rxziebel

Feb 1, 01, 9:30 pm

Hmmm, but don't we want to protect some businesses from unfair practices from the competition?