tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726202033839739502.post3060872970118780553..comments2020-08-31T06:14:11.460-04:00Comments on My JetBlue Lawsuit: We're the airline industry! Welcome aboard. Welcome to HELL!Bill Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03816648120540643266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726202033839739502.post-45628477320710168452008-08-19T22:15:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:15:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post and keeping this in the public...Thanks for the post and keeping this in the public eye. I have spoken to other passengers on this flight (my wife and I were two of those passengers) and *nobody* has heard word one from US Airways. Nor had the reporters who did the stories. How US Airways PR department (and whatever agency is working with them) isn't summarily fired is beyond comprehension.ManeyDigitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655054161413744306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726202033839739502.post-74595889245259913222008-08-19T20:23:00.000-04:002008-08-19T20:23:00.000-04:00My solution to the airlines problem is fairly simp...My solution to the airlines problem is fairly simple, although the airlines would hate it: Require that ALL seats for a particular flight in a particular class (economy, first class, etc.) are sold for the same price.<BR/><BR/>The airlines of course could set that price, but I would have congress pass a law that whatever price the airline sets for that flight on that day, that ALL seats are sold for that same price. No 21-day discounts, no last-minute fare hikes.<BR/><BR/>This way the airlines will have no reason to ever bump anyone, and should a flight be cancelled and you receive a refund, it is likely that another similar flight will have a similar price.<BR/><BR/>One of the things that kills me is how airlines will refund your advance fare knowing full well that the cost for you to find another flight on short notice will be 2-3 times what you paid for your original ticket. They claim that by refunding your original fare that you're now even, but of course you're not. If you still expect to make the trip, you'll likely be out several hundred dollars, at least, over what you originally paid.<BR/><BR/>With my plan, that can't happen. Nor will it make sense for airlines to bump a low-paying passenger for a higher-paying one, something they do all the time. Under my plan, all passengers would pay the same, so there would be no financial benefit for the airline to bump anyone.Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115340099917657087noreply@blogger.com