What school of Economics did these people go to?
Scenario 1
Major terrorist incident coupled with economic recession causes serious drop in load factors. What do you do?
A) Hold prices steady
B) Decreases prices to encourage customers
C) Raise prices by 20% to cover losses
I'm pretty certain that if I answered (C) I would have flunked the exam! But that's what the airlines are doing. Has the world gone mad or is it just me?