From: "Gary Britt" 

Often terminals are built and owned by Cities so as the owner they pass out
the leases.

Gary

"John Beamish"  wrote in
message news:411a28d2{at}w3.nls.net...
> Given that one component of price (in a capitalist system) is the
necessity
> to cover costs (to avoid bankruptcy) and given that significant amounts of
> those costs are to meet federally mandated regulations it is difficult for
> me to say that it is a deregulated industry.  If you mean that there is a
> freedom to establish a price without regard for federal approval then, of
> course, it is deregulated.
>
> (I wasn't aware that terminal rights were handed out by the government.  I
> thought that was the sole perogative of the terminal owner.  Thanks.)
>
> Damn!  I saw an image yesterday (and can't find it now) of literally
> hundreds of general aviation aircraft parked next to a couple of runways.
> Found it!  (*BIG* image)
>
> http://airventure.org/2004/gallery/images/073104_satellite.jpg
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:4119951d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > The airline industry was price and competition deregulated decades ago.
> > That's why so many more people can afford to fly now, and before they
> > couldn't.  The regulation is regarding safety, and sometimes terminal
> rights
> > and handed out by government and are a limited supply.
> >
> > Gary
> >  their
> > meals were, but not on how much it cost to fly from A to B.  Only the
well
> > off could ever afford to fly then>
> >
> > "John Beamish" 
wrote in message
> > news:4119487c{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Well, then, you're supporting monopoly profits in a regulated
industry.
> > > (Worst of both worlds, it seems to me.)
> > >
> > > "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> > > news:41191b34{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What crap.  People who don't need to fly to these odd ball places
are
> > > forced
> > > > by law to subsidize the travels of those few people who
want to fly
> some
> > > > bullshit route.   That's crap.  If you don't want to
fly to Buffalo
or
> > > > wherever it was.  Don't.  Drive.  Take a bus.  Hitchike.  I don't
give
> a
> > > > crap, but don't expect me to help you pay for your discretionary
> travel
> > > > plans!!  The real result.  People who don't give a shit about
Buffalo
> > are
> > > > forced to subsidize your unnecessary trips to go there
for some good
> old
> > > > sheep tipping or something.
> > > >
> > > > Crap.
> > > >
> > > > Gary
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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