Originally Posted by
cbn42
I've noticed that over the last few years, airlines have been less price-competitive. They don't immediately match prices when a LCC enters the market like they used to. Perhaps Delta feels that it is big and strong enough that some passengers will be willing to pay more to fly them, and they don't care about the rest. It's now about profits, not market share like it was a few years ago.
I agree. From PHX UA and AA but not DL compete with Spirit and Frontier. As long as DL fills its planes (and it does, mostly), then all is good for them. In the mean time, having Spirit and Frontier around is good for the customer as it provides the option to fly for $54 from PHX to ORD on AA, about the same base price as their LCC competitors but without (most of) the fees. DL charges at least double that fare.