Originally Posted by
qvzn
What the airlines do isn't really dumping in the traditional sense--it's just price discrimination. Whereas an apple is an apple in any market, a ticket EZE-LAX is not the same product as a ticket LAX-EZE. That it's cheaper in an "external" market is really an accident--it could just as easily be the other way around (also price discrimination, but not "dumping"?) or involve a third country
Anti-dumping laws are country-specific, so I don't know which ones would apply here. There's no general international law (even customary) against dumping
Dumping laws in the US would be the applicable ones. But would take other airlines to file complain, not just individuals.
This is not an "accident", it is consistent throughout for ALL LAN roundtrip flights originating in the US. They are 70% cheaper than the same flights purchased in South America. It is a clear case of dumping as the general rule for dumping is 5% lower cost in the foreign market than the same product sold in the domestic market.
To say that LAX-EZE-LAX is a different "product" than EZE-LAX-EZE is nonsense, just changing the package name withthe same thing inside. Can't justify a 70% cost difference since the advertised fares involve large periods of time and 1 + 2 = 3 same as 2 + 1 = 3.
The argument is like a Chinese car automaker arguing that their cars sold in USA are a different "product" than the identical ones in China because they are painted a different color, and then sold 70% cheaper in the USA.
The fact that airline companies do this regularly, only proves that they get away with many things that are borderline legal.