What about competition in this cutthroat industry? "The philosophy is not to compete, but to cooperate with other airlines," said Wilmer Castro, who as Venezuela's tourism minister oversees the airline. "Our policy is to have fares that are lower than the others in the market."
Doesn't read as though they are being very cooperative with other airlines using that policy.
"Our policy is to have fares that are lower than the others in the market."
Doesn't sound like "cooperation" to me. Sounds more like COMPETITION to me. This guy is nuts!