Nothing happens "simultaneously" in the airline industry so there would never be such an investigation. Your point is moot. Steven Catron wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Greenwood" <mgreenwood@telus.net> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 02:11 > Subject: Re: If I ran United... > > > They all dropped commissions within a week. That's about as close as > you get > > to simultaneous in the airline industry. Apples and apples. > Nope, simultaneous means just that. > > My point though was more along the lines that the traveling public is much > more likely to be in a position to demand such investigations than a > comparatively few travel agents. > > > Steven Catron wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mark Greenwood" <mgreenwood@telus.net> > > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 21:57 > > > Subject: Re: If I ran United... > > > > > > > All of the airlines dropped commissions simultaneously and there was > no > > > > Federal investigation into collusion so don't hold your breath on > that > > > one > > > > Steven. > > > Simultaneously? That's not how I recall it. > > > > > > Apples and oranges, anyway.