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To: Elsewhere who wrote (27839)	2/4/2004 6:45:44 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 793739

Thanks for the list, I think the decision was in part a reaction to the success of the discount airlines in Europe. Destroying the goose that's laying the golden egg won't help anyone. Letting companies have the freedom to work out deals with local governments in order to promote air travel is a win-win. The pie can enlarge dramatically as more and more people find air travel affordable.

To: Elsewhere who wrote (27839)	2/4/2004 6:51:24 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793739

I would also like to add. It may be a "so what" to a government bureaucrat if a town dies, but to the local people who live there it is a big deal, and they should be afforded the freedom to determine their own fate. Why can't a local town work with an airline and create a successful new airport in the process. So a few companies make some money and provide some jobs in the process, so some EU bureaucrat loses influence and power. Happens all the time, it's called freedom. I say instead of "township creative destruction" we look for more opportunities for "bureaucratic creative destruction".