you’re asking the question in a forum of frequent travelers who aren’t in any way representative of the vast majority of airline passengers

whether we admit it or not, most of us are probably resigned to the fact that airlines — being in business to make money — are not likely to change lucrative practices in the interest of becoming more consumer-friendly

I recognize the power of social media in attempting to effect change, but I suspect there are too many variables in play here to make that kind of a change campaign work: a vast number of airlines, disparate individual travel patterns/priorities, etc etc