So now it's up to John Q. ? What is he expected to do that materially betters the situation ?
bafanguy
Thanks for your contribution, your question asked is extremely important! Your displayed awareness is the best start.
It's always up to John Q. He is purchasing the ticket that makes the airline's profit and pays my salary. But he is not the one that has to act directly. He voted in a representative, who appointed a regulator, to do this for him.
What we expect of John Q. though, is to realise that his representative is not doing his job, is not acting as promised, because he covers the interest of the greedy industry and not the safety of his voters. So think hard the next time you vote.
What we expect of John Q., is to realise that there are regions where the dictator is the industry, the self appointed representative and the regulator all in one. So think hard the next time you buy a ticket.
We all know that "cheap" and "profit" is sexy. But it brought us foul horse-meat in lasagne, plastic in marsbars and fatigued pilots, all of this threatening our wellbeing.