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[LLC]

Airline Empires needs Antitrust Law added to the program as you can see here:

 

For Example, If United Airlines were to do this to Southwest Airlines in real life there would

be REAL AntiTrust Law implications (A FINE etc) for United Airlines.

 

So if Airline Empires seeks to be as close to the real thing as possible then AntiTrust measures (rules of conduct?) are needed. 

 

Sender: Avianca Subject: Message from CEO Avianca Global Date: 2013-09-25 13:48:21 Message: To: LLC AIRLINES

If you keep undercutting my rates on my routes I WILL find out (I have an alert system for it) and will undercut you back, and will keep fighting back even if it means losing money. 

If you want to add capacity on my route, match my rate. To raise your load factor, instead of undercutting, open a hub to get connecting traffic. You will make more money that way in the long time. 

Airlines who are decent and do not undercut me (I have no problem with fare matching) will get the same treatment from Avianca Global.

Than you.

CEO,
AVIANCA GLOBAL

 

My Response:

"I operate 'point-to-point' (like Southwest in real life) and set the rate so I make money. (~7 737 flights per week per city pair)
 
In real life had I received this message I would have filed a complaint with the US Justice Dept alleging an attempted violation of US antitrust law.
 
Perhaps if you change the type of aircraft to one that is appropriately sized for the city-pairs in question
(737, A318, A319, CRJ etc)
you would be making money and would not have to resort to illegal conduct."

[LLC]

Collusion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collusion

 

"Collusion is an agreement between two or more parties, sometimes illegal and therefore secretive, to limit open competition by deceiving, misleading, or defrauding others of their legal rights, or to obtain an objective forbidden by law typically by defrauding or gaining an unfair advantage"

 

"Collusion is largely illegal in the United States, Canada and most of the EU due to competition/antitrust law."

[rubiohiguey]

OP (LLC): So you cry like baby and run to forums to complain about a SUGGESTION?

 

Don't fret over it, get over it.

 

You're taking things somewhat seriously.

 

 

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AND, my reply to you was that I make money no matter what. if you undercut me, I still make money from connecting PAX. YOUR fault you don't do hubs. And what i told you if you keep undercutting me, i will fight back and keep undercutting you. At the end you will have some direct PAX at very low rate, I will raise my rate to whatever connecting PAX support and will live off connecting PAXs. I will make more money than you, you will have low yield directs and I will have higher yield connects. It was my suggestion for you to make life easier for you. It is my default policy to not undercut those who do not undercut me. To those that do, I fight back for my money.

[rubiohiguey]

Collusion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collusion

 

"Collusion is an agreement between two or more parties, sometimes illegal and therefore secretive, to limit open competition by deceiving, misleading, or defrauding others of their legal rights, or to obtain an objective forbidden by law typically by defrauding or gaining an unfair advantage"

 

"Collusion is largely illegal in the United States, Canada and most of the EU due to competition/antitrust law."

 

Avianca Global is based out of Bogota, Colombia so there go your US antitrust laws

[**OLT@22.Hrvatska**]

This is just pathetic... Maybe you should start your own airline and see how the real world treats you if you really want to be this "close to the real thing". Let's keep this a fun, simple game for all to use...

[rubiohiguey]

This is just pathetic... Maybe you should start your own airline and see how the real world treats you if you really want to be this "close to the real thing". Let's keep this a fun, simple game for all to use...

 

Was this directed to me or to LLC? Which part is pathetic?

[n.x.w.m]

This whole conversation is pathetic. Why are you arguing in public? This has no concern of the AE public. Go retreat to the PM system or the in-game message system. I don't care about any of this.

[Frdm920]

Given that this topic has already gone downhill dramatically and will no doubt just result in more arguments and mudslinging I'm locking it. rubiohiguey and LCC as nxwm said, if you have an issue with each other please deal with it privately and not on the forums.

 

Also as a final note, LCC you are operating in O1 i.e an OPEN World meaning NO POLITICAL RESTRICTIONS are applicable, so even if AE implemented antitrust laws they wouldn't apply here.