Originally Posted by
Kellwolf
So what is your definition of a LCC? Southwest? Virgin Atlantic? Spirit? If that's the case, how are we flying "big aircraft" in comparison? For that fact, you could pretty much toss Alaska into the bunch.
Low Cost Carrier is a very, very poor label for anything in this industry. There's nothing low about the cost, either operating or tickets. In fact, Southwest, the darlings of the supposed LCC scenario, are not even the cheapest when it comes to tickets a lot of the time. With the AirTran merger and headaches going along with that, their operating costs are anything BUT low as well. Spirit? Sure, they're low cost ticket wise, IF you buy it on a fare sale, starve, don't bring any baggage and want to feel like you're freight for the duration of flight....
I thought jb was a major when I got hired. In retrospect its little more than a glorified regional with low pay, poor work rules and substandard benefits. They push the culture to make people feel like they are part of something bigger and better, so therefore will work for less. Sorry but the coolness factor loses credibility every time you look at your paycheck and 401k account. You can call it low cost, regional, whatever semantics you wish but its nothing more than what I just said.