From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 15-May-15 09:56, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > Exploiting the Amtrak tragedy, airlines are gouging the public for   
   > desperately needed seats, reported the NYT:   
   >   
   > "people seeking last-minute tickets were likely to find fares of   
   > thousands of dollars for flights that typically cost a few hundred.   
   > A check of Delta Air Lines fares at La Guardia Airport at 10 a.m. on   
   > Thursday found that a ticket on the 12:30 p.m. shuttle to Washington   
   > could be found -- for $2,309"   
      
   The airlines were probably already (almost?) completely booked, and the   
   last few seats are _always_ crazy expensive.  That is standard yield   
   management, not "gouging".   
      
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