As the number of Airline Companies shrinks, those companies
are emboldened. Since only a few huge corporations control most of the seats to most destinations, they can freely impose more and more restrictions and more and more fees for what used to be included in the ticket price. And that's exactly what they're doing. If you need to take a flight, your choices are far fewer than they once were.
Personally, I consistently choose to fly on airlines that remain independent, like Sun Country, which is based in Minneapolis. If I'm going to one of its destination cities, that's the airline I choose.
Sadly, for many routes, such choices are no longer available, putting passengers at the mercy of a few conglomerated airline companies, who seem to be competing to be the least friendly and to impose the most fees on travelers.
In earlier times, competition still kept airlines fighting for the business of consumers. Now, it's the other way around. All the flights are pretty much full, since so many have been eliminated. We currently face Hobson's Choice for most trips.
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