Atrios Nails It

On the slump in people using airlines:

Obviously the recession has much to do with it, but I do wish it would occur to our great captains of the airline industry that one reason people are flying less is that it the experience has become so incredibly sh$#@y.

Though it is not just the airlines who ascribe to the theory that they must make their product as miserable as is possible for the consumer in order to satisfy Wall Street.