A little-known 2016 study by Princeton University researchers is getting attention again for a different take on why airline passengers are so grumpy these days. The study, titled “Physical and...
Regulators have been relying on a punitive approach to stem the tide […] The National Post quoted sources saying the rate of in-flight nastiness is roughly double what it was in 2019 and […] seems to be increasing […]. Transport Canada […] is considering adding a fine structure for passengers who abuse security agents.
“Our punitive approach isn’t working, so we’ll add another punitive measure,” says regulating agency failing to regulate market to lesser consumer exploitation.
I was honestly expecting them to go the route of just hiding the inequality by finding a way to get economy passengers on the plane without going through first/business class.
What’s the point in buying a business class ticket if the poors aren’t forced to walk passed my luxurious chair/bed on their way to the most uncomfortable twelve hours of their life?
“Our punitive approach isn’t working, so we’ll add another punitive measure,” says regulating agency failing to regulate market to lesser consumer exploitation.
I was honestly expecting them to go the route of just hiding the inequality by finding a way to get economy passengers on the plane without going through first/business class.
It used to be like that. There was even a curtain so the plebs couldn’t see what was on the upper classes.
What’s the point in buying a business class ticket if the poors aren’t forced to walk passed my luxurious chair/bed on their way to the most uncomfortable twelve hours of their life?
The study shows that this strategy is only half effective.
So twice as effective as what they’re trying.