what if the airlines ran swim meets?

You would pay $45 to enter the meet and find out that the swimmer in the next lane paid $27.50. You heat would be delayed for 3 hours and you could not go the bathroom. Whereas the event scheduled behind you would have already finished. TSA (thousands standing around) would search all the swimmers prior to gaining entry to the pool deck. Some lucky winners (90-94 y) would be pulled off for special full body searches. The shady spots on the pool deck are more expensive. There is surcharge for using the newest speed suit (!$#@).
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  • Former Member
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    They're all no-frills carriers now :) I more or less agree, but the problem is that United cannot do no-frills as cheaply as Southwest because their fixed costs are too high and they cannot dispose of those assets, and their payroll is too high. Or put another way, United wasn't designed to compete with Southwest so doing so is impossible.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    They're all no-frills carriers now :) I more or less agree, but the problem is that United cannot do no-frills as cheaply as Southwest because their fixed costs are too high and they cannot dispose of those assets, and their payroll is too high. Or put another way, United wasn't designed to compete with Southwest so doing so is impossible.
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