Die Privatisierung kanadischer Flughäfen wäre ein kostspieliger Fehler
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/privatizing-canadian-airports-would-be-a-costly-mistake/article_86e3defa-3eb0-5f7f-8ec7-2405fc115583.html
Die Privatisierung kanadischer Flughäfen wäre ein kostspieliger Fehler
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/privatizing-canadian-airports-would-be-a-costly-mistake/article_86e3defa-3eb0-5f7f-8ec7-2405fc115583.html
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Privatization is always a costly mistake that results in degraded service and poor maintenance.
People complain about governments failing … the private sector succeeding results in outcomes almost as poor.
Sigh. I sure would’ve preferred the counterfactual universe in which Peggy Nash became leader of the federal NDP in 2012 rather than Tom Mulcair.
I have yet to see even a theoretical argument for why the privatization of a natural monopoly (which airports mostly are) will result in better service/prices for consumers. People talk about Europe, but they have to compete with rail and other public infrastructure, and only about half of European airports are privatized anyways so they’re always having to compete with non-privatized airports.
This seems only slightly less ill-advised than the OLP privatizing Hydro in Ontario.
I’m glad people are pushing back against this idea; now, I only hope the federal government is listening and won’t pursue it any further
This discourse is going to drive me insane.
The airports for all practical purposes as they would be experienced by airlines and travellers alike are already privatized. Fees for airlines and travellers alike are astronomical and the privatized airport authorities are accountable to effectively nobody.
When I started to read more about this topic, I discovered that a bunch of airports that I used several times over the years are actually owned and operated by private for profit entities. Sydney Airport, Auckland airport, both Heathrow and Gatwick airports in London, Rome airport are all privately owned. Paris and Frankfurt airport have partial private ownership. All these airports are run well, pleasant to travel through and not a financial burden on the governments of the passengers.
Seems to me that opposition to the idea of opening airports to private ownership is dogmatic.
Now there are very successful publicly owned and operated airports (like the Singapore airport). But is it fair for the government review the issue and consider private ownership if it makes more sense that our current system.
Air Canada used to be owned by the government. Privatization seems to have led overall lower fares, but a worse experience overall. My read is that’s the market “working” to an extent. Prepare for endless “exit through the gift shop” airports and moderately cheaper airport fees that the airlines pass on to you in the ticket price.
I wrote my MP about this to express that I think it’s a very bad idea. Corporations are out for themselves. Giving our ability to travel to someone like Galen Weston is a horrible idea.