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Old Jun 1, 2016 | 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by montezume
I'm sure other industries would love to be able to act in this same manner. I should start a restaurant and save on costs by using expired food and not cleaning the kitchen, because consumers always want lower prices. At some point, the government needs to step in and implement regulations. Unfortunately, this won't happen in Canada. What's likely to happen is that the US will implement regulations, and Canadian airlines will have to follow.
That is what restaurants do. That's what grocery chains do.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/loblaw...ring-1.3306395

Governments can try and step in, but if the consumer wants something for dirt cheap, this is the result.

So I'm using your analogy. The Loblaws of the world [expletive] around with their food. AC's Y seat is the result of what the consumer is willing to pay.
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