But without this deal they will go bankrupt and then there will be no Dollar General of the skies and the customer loses. Maybe allowing private markets to work would have been a good idea?
The problem with aerospace is that it has a very high barrier to entry, so consolidation ends up hurting the consumer more often than not. Same as other infra related industries like telcos and civil engineering work that require fairly massive upfront capital and regulatory investments to operate.
Better to leave a hole in the market to encourage new entrants, even if it means consumers suffer in the short term.
Nobody is clear about the right move on how to deal with this problem. There's no sure fire conclusion.
[1] Once you account for the padding, the angle you have to sit at, etc. Even if you aren't unusually tall, it is noticeably awkward and cramped.
We shouldn't prioritize shareholders over the general health of a marketplace