<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NoStressHere:
We will then have one airline run by the Federal Gov't. Free enterprise is gone. No frills. It is coming. Watch and see.</font>
And we're going to hire the brain trusts that have managed Iberia, Sabena, and Olympic to run them.
For every Eastern or TWA that fails, there will be:
- Ten startups that try to enter the market and either have miserable demises of their own (Legend, Midways I/II, ProAir, etc.) or hang on by their fingernails (Vanguard)
- One startup that makes it (Midwest Express, probably JetBlue)
Net effect is that there will always be airlines competing. What might change with increased prices is mode choice - do I fly ORD-DTW or drive or take Amtrak?