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Re: Did Airlines Gouge Stranded Passengers After the Amtrak Wreck?
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 07-25-2015 - 21:11
mook Wrote:
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> I think that DOT will find: 1) yes, the airlines
> did gouge passengers at Philly who got stranded
> when the NEC went down after the wreck; 2) the
> gouging was perfectly normal and legal, because
> after all the airline business is deregulated
> right? and 3) there's absolutely nothing that
> anybody can do about it. Ya gotta pay if ya gotta
> go. Tickets please.
If there was collusion, I think anti-trust laws should still apply. Just think if the airlines had colluded to do the opposite, that is pool excess capacity, and sell it to the public at a fair rate, or honored Amtrak tickets. I know, time to wake up now.
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> I think that DOT will find: 1) yes, the airlines
> did gouge passengers at Philly who got stranded
> when the NEC went down after the wreck; 2) the
> gouging was perfectly normal and legal, because
> after all the airline business is deregulated
> right? and 3) there's absolutely nothing that
> anybody can do about it. Ya gotta pay if ya gotta
> go. Tickets please.
If there was collusion, I think anti-trust laws should still apply. Just think if the airlines had colluded to do the opposite, that is pool excess capacity, and sell it to the public at a fair rate, or honored Amtrak tickets. I know, time to wake up now.
