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In my opinion Ryanair and Easyjet "hacked" the aviation industry creating a whole new class of low-fare product by cutting costs significantly.
But is safety still high on their priority list though ?!
I have never used the so-called low cost airlines. However I have problems fitting my knees even in high cost economy class. I would imagine there is a business opportunity for airlines which are willing to cut costs in every way other than safety and passenger space (i.e. we don't need those lounges).
Are you implying the current crop of low cost carriers are somehow "unsafe"? You would be very wrong (at least in the US).
Also, such a carrier exists. It's called Jet Blue.
How about rickety old planes that make all sorts of dodgy noises on take off? That's my experience of one of the cheap airlines in particular. Is there any information out there to show the average age of their planes? if they are different then that's a major factor that should be in the comparison.
That's a seriously good safety record.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
In my opinion Ryanair and Easyjet "hacked" the aviation industry creating a whole new class of low-fare product by cutting costs significantly.
But is safety still high on their priority list though ?!
I have never used the so-called low cost airlines. However I have problems fitting my knees even in high cost economy class. I would imagine there is a business opportunity for airlines which are willing to cut costs in every way other than safety and passenger space (i.e. we don't need those lounges).
" I would imagine there is a business opportunity for airlines which are willing to cut costs in every way other than safety and passenger space" Are you implying the current crop of low cost carriers are somehow "unsafe"? You would be very wrong (at least in the US). Also, such a carrier exists. It's called Jet Blue.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/06/southwest.planes/index.html
I have never used the so-called low cost airlines. However I have problems fitting my knees even in high cost economy class. I would imagine there is a business opportunity for airlines which are willing to cut costs in every way other than safety and passenger space (i.e. we don't need those lounges).
Earlier quoted context omitted.
" I would imagine there is a business opportunity for airlines which are willing to cut costs in every way other than safety and passenger space" Are you implying the current crop of low cost carriers are somehow "unsafe"? You would be very wrong (at least in the US). Also, such a carrier exists. It's called Jet Blue.
"Discount air carrier Southwest Airlines flew thousands of passengers on aircraft that federal inspectors said were 'unsafe' as recently as [March 2007]." http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/06/southwest.planes/index.html
The real cost/safety tradeoff in air travel is between national carriers and the rebadged regional carriers that do the short-hop fights for the nationals. Southwest doesn't have any such arrangements, but all the majors do.
How about rickety old planes that make all sorts of dodgy noises on take off? That's my experience of one of the cheap airlines in particular. Is there any information out there to show the average age of their planes? if they are different then that's a major factor that should be in the comparison.
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/02/21_ap...
How would you like to be in your 30s and flying on a plane older than you are?