<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">However, right now, that is the way the game is played. And that's the way most people want it, so that's the way it's going to be. They don't give a **** because they fly like twice a year, at Thanksgiving and Christmas, so they don't understand that it's a royal pain in the butt for those of us who fly more often. Nor would they care. And they tell that to their reps, who vote on legislation to make them happy.
This is what most people want. And it's what they're going to get. We're outnumbered, buddy, so we just have to adapt.
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On the other hand, we do have airlines on our side, because frequent fliers generate the big $$$ for airlines.
And if the airline industry lobby can pry billions out of Congress mere days after the crash, while the City of New York goes begging for the money it was promised, I don't feel too bad about my chances in Congress.
The people who don't fly often can talk to their reps. I'll talk to the airlines who will then talk to their lobbyists who wll then talk to the reps.
It's not a one-sided game, ladies and gentleman.