Re: Even domestic flights...
What do you think of the argument that airlines are banks whose side job is transportation?
Same article, one paywalled.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/airlines-banks-mileage-programs/675374/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/airlines-are-just-banks-now/ar-AA1h34ex
First place I heard this argued:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggUduBmvQ_4
I'm just a layman who used to be a frequent flyer prior to March 2020.