Originally Posted by
transportprof
It may be a real cost of doing business, but UA has decided to transfer that cost to its customers. And in today's supply constrained oligopoly, there are enough people who will take them up on it.
Then the government needs to be stepping in. And regulate.
They should be stating that for translatlantic and transpacific flights, there should be emergency airports with people there paid to be on standby to help strayed passengers, and sufficient facilities.
Would it increase ticket prices? Maybe. But it is no different from requiring car manufacturers to install seat belts. One can imagine what may have happened if that little baby was to sleep in an no heat barrack when it is subzero in Goose Bay...