Columbia's Tim Wu on airline mergers: Lower quality product, more seats packed in and price fixing

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8 ай бұрын

Tim Wu, Columbia University Law School professor and former Biden administration antitrust advisor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of airline mergers, the impact of consolidation on consumers, why he believes it has caused more harm than good, and more.

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@toddeddie4242 6 ай бұрын

First thing he says is packing in more seats. 1. That would decrease pricing. 2. Jet blue is going to reduce seats per plane not add.

@beritmason8567 5 ай бұрын

JUST BECAUSE MANY MORE PEOPLE CAN FLY, DOESN'T MEAN QUALITY AND SERVICE HAVE TO BE WORSE. WHAT KIND OF SENSE DOES THAT MAKE?

@MasterRichStocksOptions 8 ай бұрын

😎I travel around the world full time. I always have choices and can choose not to buy bad airline tickets.

@MasterRichStocksOptions 8 ай бұрын

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@exeuropean 8 ай бұрын

THese airline mergers never are good for consumers. Alaska gobbled up Virgin which was a excellent airline and very innovative. Hawaiian Airlines is same thing. Great airline etc. I am so happy I no longer have to fly anywhere. Could not be happier.

@amsessions 8 ай бұрын

Not all of us can fly fancy. For the average Joe, the service and quality have gotten worse. Yes there are more options and it's a hard business but when you make $9.6 million as a CEO I'm sure you can spend a little to not make it such a bad experience. I get it they're in for the business but if most of us weren't "forced" to fly and it was a luxury, they improve things. The answer is why make it better? I have to fly regardless if it's a bucket for a seat and they know that. Just my 2 cents.