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I think its still better to have some competition between a few private airlines (even if de facto subsidized by gov't) as opposed to one behemoth national airline that faces no competition and therefore has no incentive to innovate.

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You haven't flown on any of the Asian national carriers, have you? They are all better than any American carrier. They are all better value than any American carriers other than the "discount" brands like Southwest. USA domestic air travel would improve dramatically if they were allowed to compete here.

https://www.singaporeair.com/ https://www.qatarairways.com/ https://www.koreanair.com/ https://www.jal.com/ https://www.malaysiaairlines.com/

I don't care if airlines innovate. I want rail to innovate. Airlines should be obsoleted. Build a train across the Bering straight and through Greenland.

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