[rayiner]

I asked for an example of the kind of regulation 'zeteo was complaining about (ones that involve "hidden flaws," "regulatory capture," "the revolving door," and/or excessive "compliance cost").

Whether or not it would be a good idea to permit foreign airlines to operate domestic flights, such restrictions are open and straightforward protectionism. They are not some "tiny exception in article 57 paragraph 30" that a regulator snuck in weeks before being "hired by the affected companies at a multiple of their previous salary."