Originally Posted by
Cloudship
...is the real consumer concern the fact that they have little choice and transparency anymore over which airlines they can choose from, and what little difference there is between the big three?
I agree that owing to the virtual territory-dividing oligopoly DOJ has enabled, these little niche transparency moves are of very limited value. Most travelers aren't buying SFO-NYC, with all sorts of nonstop competition. They are going GFK-BGR or LNK-PSP, so they effectively only have one airline to choose from.
How does DOT engineer more consumer responsiveness among airlines when DOJ-approved consolidation has made consumer responsiveness a non-issue?