Hi Gail, At 11:35 28/09/01 -0400, you wrote:
<<<< Hypothetical exam question: Is Landsberg right? If so, why are governments not bailing out the airlines by making it less expensive for people to fly? Why is there no vociferous lobby for reducing ticket prices, perhaps through a voucher system temporarily reducing the costs of flying? Wouldn't this be a healthier form of bailout both for the airlines and the public than just giving cash to the airlines? Wouldn't a reduction in ticket prices to the consumer be more likely to maintain jobs and lead to a resumption of normal airline activity? Are resources that might be used against terrorism being needlessly wasted by a straight "bailout" of the airlines? Discuss. >>>> You bet! In England two of our airlines, EasyJet and Ryanair, are offering ticket prices of �9-99 and �0.99 respectively (yes -- about US$15.00 and US$1.50) for flights to Europe and thus thousands are filling their seats in truly elastic fashion. Keith Hudson ___________________________________________________________________ Keith Hudson, General Editor, Calus <http://www.calus.org> 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England Tel: +44 1225 312622; Fax: +44 1225 447727; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________
