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#Jetblue is trying to buy #SpiritAirlines. It's a terrible idea. Consolidation in the US aviation industry has resulted in higher fares, less reliable planes, spiraling junk-fees, and brutal conditions for flight- and ground-crews. 1/ 
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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The four remaining US major airlines, who gobbled their rivals, are three times more profitable than their European counterparts:
economist.com/leaders/2017/0…
That's great news if you're an airline shareholder. 3/
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That's great news if you're an airline shareholder. 3/
Christmas's apocalyptic airline meltdown stranded thousands, ruining vacations and costing fliers a fortune. It wasn't just #SouthwestAirlines' meltdown - as stranded fliers sought alternatives, airlines like #AA raised the price of some domestic coach tickets over $10K. 1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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This didn't come out of nowhere. Southwest's growth strategy has seen the airlines add more planes and routes without a comparable investment in back-end systems, including crew scheduling systems. 3/
OK, so this story came out yesterday.
But on October 21, 2021, this was tweeted by a Senator
And his support for not just US Freedom Flyers but SW Freedom Flyers @SouthwestAir
#SouthwestAirlines
Now, I wonder why the timing is so interesting?
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But on October 21, 2021, this was tweeted by a Senator
And his support for not just US Freedom Flyers but SW Freedom Flyers @SouthwestAir
#SouthwestAirlines
Now, I wonder why the timing is so interesting?
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10 days earlier, this story came out. Again, this is written by hard RightWing Conservative Debra Heine. You might remember her if you read an earlier thread I did related to Matt Gaetz bizarre comments and a troll on twitter.
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Here’s that story
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