Originally Posted by
hindukid
Airlines have specifically worded the contract in such a way that they are really not bound to do anything. So I think there is a very good argument that the contract is illusory.
Airlines offer ridiculously cheap fares for people to fly places, often running billions of dollars of losses for years on end until they go out of business or file bankruptcy.
I don't get why people hate the U.S. airline industry so much. Nobody's stopping anyone from hiring charter flights or buying time on NetJets. People would just rather pay $250 for a transcon and then whine about the service levels, ignoring the fact these trips used to cost thousands of 2011 dollars and that chartering a private jet runs around $6,500/hour.