[ebshumidors]

Nowadays airlines have to compete with carriers that don’t have to pay their bills (bankrupt) for the Greyhound passenger. Tough business model.

[Blue Jays]

"...Tough business model..."

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Agreed. Society scratching and clawing for bargain-basement flight prices does seem rather counterintuitive.
Do we really wish to be zooming along at 500+ mph near the edge of the atmosphere in discount airplanes?