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Airline Price-Gouging Could Become the New Normal
(jacobin.com)
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this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2025
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Hopefully they get greedy enough that the number of flights drops significantly
The article explains that this will not affect prices in general, but specifically identify individuals that have no choice but to buy even at a higher price and charge them extra. It is unlikely to cause a drop in usage, as it only effects people that need to fly urgently for some reason.