Originally Posted by
sevenstrokeroll
I think that passengers are to blame. they wanted cheap flights...they got em.
I resemble that remark... I see that kind of "blame the passenger" remark here a lot, and don't get it.
Of course I want flights to be less expensive: I want everything to be less expensive - who-da-thunkit? OK, I'm not a frequent flyer, but I've done a fair amount in the last few years, mostly business-related. A 20% increase in fares, to make the experience more enjoyable, would not have been a show-stopper. What has stopped me flying, however, have been fares that went off the chart e.g. $4000 quote for an economy class return, just because I did not book the holiday season 11 months in advance.
However, I do not remember being asked if I wanted cheap flights at the expense of safety or comfort. How is that my fault? What did I do, or not do, to make that happen? Please explain, so we poor self-loading parcels can figure out how to get the pleasure out of flying that we used to. As things are, with airports and skies crowded, my answer to that question is: fly as little as possible.