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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 6:17 pm
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Originally Posted by deadinabsentia
I think the majority of Americans expect to travel from A to B for $99 or as close to it as possible. Airlines can't afford service, the majority in the front end are on upgrades. They are simply catering to the unwashed huddled masses.
Not so different than the rest of the world, really. While US legacy airlines might have suffered more service declines than European legacy airlines, let's not forget that when it comes to truly crap bargain basement start-up airlines, Europe is a world-beater!
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