Originally Posted by
Roper92
I’m not disputing what you’re saying, but where are you getting this info regarding the relationship between jet fuel prices and legacies needing to raise ticket prices?
They don’t necessarily need to, but not doing so would erode their margins. For us, it’s easier to disperse a higher fuel cost per aircraft because of our seat density. For a legacy, which sells 10% (total guess, I have no idea) basic economy fares, its harder to disperse that increase in cost. As oil gets more expensive, basic economy makes less and less sense for a legacy.