Last visit was: 19 Nov 2025, 08:17 It is currently 19 Nov 2025, 08:17
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
blog
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Last visit: 11 Feb 2008
Posts: 68
Own Kudos:
Posts: 68
Kudos: 990
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
LM
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
Last visit: 04 Apr 2015
Posts: 444
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 33
Posts: 444
Kudos: 7,671
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
blog
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Last visit: 11 Feb 2008
Posts: 68
Own Kudos:
Posts: 68
Kudos: 990
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
suntaurian
Joined: 06 Jul 2006
Last visit: 01 Dec 2010
Posts: 179
Own Kudos:
Location: SFO Bay Area
Concentration: Entrepreneurship
Schools:Berkeley Haas
Posts: 179
Kudos: 277
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
A is the only one which says that airlines will still care about the safety...
User avatar
rafiaiqbal
Joined: 21 Dec 2007
Last visit: 07 Jun 2008
Posts: 47
Own Kudos:
Posts: 47
Kudos: 15
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
will go for A..
User avatar
hanumayamma
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
Last visit: 14 May 2015
Posts: 366
Own Kudos:
Posts: 366
Kudos: 565
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Conclusion: Anxious to reduce fares in what has, as a result of deregulation, become a highly competitive market, airlines will be tempted to reduce costs by decreasing safety inspections and routine maintenance of aircraft.

(A)Consumers select an airline as much on the basis of its safety record as on the basis of its fares.[This choice clearly makes a pitch that price and safety plays an important role in consumer selection of the airlines. This choice weakens the argument. – hold it]
(B)There are a no of mechanical problem that cannot be detected in the routine inspection of aircraft.[Mechanical problem detection is out of scope – eliminate it]

(C)The amount of commercial air traffic has increased significantly since the regulation of airfares was abolished.[This has no direct impact on conclusion – eliminate it]

(D)The no of airline bankruptcies has increased since the regulation of airfares was abolished.
[Bankruptcies out of scope of the argument – eliminate it]
(E)When airfares were regulated, airlines were more inclined to invest in the development of new aircraft. [But nothing that links to safety concerns – eliminate it]

Answer: A



Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Verbal Questions Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block above for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
Moderators:
189 posts
Current Student
710 posts
Current Student
275 posts