United and American airlines try to outdo each other on entertainment
United and American airlines try to outdo each other on entertainment
- January 30, 2019
- Jan Brueckner, economics, in the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 30, 2019
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“That’s just the way competition works in an industry like this,” said Jan K. Brueckner, a UC Irvine economics professor, who noted that adding such extras doesn’t cost much for those airlines that already have the seat-back screens and onboard Wi-Fi installed. … “When one guy starts competing on quality, another guy competes and soon everyone has it,” he said of the upgraded entertainment.
For the full story, please visit https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airlines-united-american-entertainment-20190130-story.html.
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