Taking a lesson from this summer’s royal clusterfuck of delays, cancellations, and passengers stranded for hours on the tarmac, airlines have decided to tweak things a bit for the better. Here’s some of the proposed measures:

• Sell fewer seats on busy routes
• Increase number of jet flying the same routes
• Increase staff at at hubs to help with passengers missing connections
• Increase operating day by 30 minutes
• Have aircraft available as “spares”
• Increase planes’ ground time

The moves translate to increased airline costs, a reality you can expect to see reflected in your ticket price.

Airlines to alter booking protocol [WSJ via Rick Seaney]
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