[blactuary]

Yup, and since they routinely oversell flights, I have zero sympathy for them. Negative sympathy even

[ddingus]

And the big four more or less quit going hard on price.

[tru3_power]

Yeah I was thinking while reading this- aren’t they actually allowed to sell that empty seat already since they are allowed to oversell? What do they want to do here? Triple dip?

[stogot]

They would give the seat to any standby, so the airlines are void of sympathy

[doctorpangloss]

Do you think ticket prices should be lower, or higher? What remedy do you prefer to achieve your goal?

[teo_zero]

Ideally, prices should be consistent with effective costs.

Practically, I would be content if prices of any single leg couldn't be negative. If leg A costs a and leg B costs b, the cost of A+B can be lower than a+b (you can offer bundles, discounts, etc.); just not less than either a or b.

If you play "tricks", the consumer has the right to use such tricks to their benefit.

[blactuary]

I think ticket prices should reflect a combination of the cost of goods sold with a reasonable profit margin, supply and demand, and competitive pressure from market forces, with regulations to prevent fraud and anti-competitive behavior.

[BrenBarn]

Lower profits for airlines.

[cvalka]

I prefer not to have fraud.