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...from Pat Smith, who can't stand the fact that foreign airlines are getting a huge new plane with 21st-century amenities. Meanwhile, for the last several years domestic airlines have been operating aircraft that are smaller, slower, and less comfortable than the older models they replaced, with filthy "recycled" air. Complain about their lousy service, and you will find that airline lobbyists have acquired special legal powers to tie you up for the rest of the flight, then send you to Guantanamo.
We need to put an end to the cabotage law that prevents foreign airlines from competing in our domestic market. I want to be able to choose among Qantas and Singapore and Emirates when I fly the Phoenix - Chicago route. Watch everyone's service improve radically when this happens.
