Originally Posted by
colpuck
If EK is dumping seats, then there is a real concern and the German government has a right to intervene. If not then the government needs to find something better to do with its time.
Disagree strongly. Antidumping laws are nothing else than protectionism with a better name. The politicians making or implementing the laws invariably claim that anti-dumping laws are good for the country. However, they are only good for a select few (shareholders and/or employees), and hurt most consumers.
In any case, what does "dumping seats" mean in an airline context? Marginal costs are close to zero, so it is hard to speak about below-cost pricing if only a few seats are sold at a low price. And the articles seem to suggest that EK's prices were only up to 20% lower than those of LH (as this is by what they increased prices) - surely it is plausible that EK's costs are 20% lower than LH's.
Shame on you, German Government!