Pete.
I agree with a lot you say about the state of the industry, but you talk entirely from a pilots perspective. The vast majority of that which ails our side of things is directly related to the quality of the scumbags and parasites inhabiting the glass towers and mahogony offices, and their preparedness to exploit our human weakness's
If you ask the questions, "Is the travel industry as a whole, and the country's economy, as a whole, better or worse off from dereg", I think the answer would be a resounding Yes. More domestic travel and greater inbound tourism are a fact.
Sheet home blame where it belongs, and keep your eye on the bigger picture
TAC On