Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Are you kidding?! When you can't pass that cost on to the consumer
Yes you can Francis. That's exactly what they do.
Average fair in the US from top 100 airports:
2004(2nd quarter)=$309.75
with 56,981,560 pax
2007(2nd quarter)=$326.22
with 64,914,490 pax
Both groups benefited from the fare increases of the past 15 months. Network airlines passenger revenue per originating passenger rose 15 percent since 2005 and 18 percent from 2001. Starting from a level less than half that of the network carriers, the low-cost group revenue per passenger rose 11 percent from 2005 and 23 percent from 2001.
Better get on the phone and tell the airlines, who are starting to make record profits btw, that they can't do it.
I'm not saying it doesn't make any difference. However it's not the apocalyptic event some of you try to make it out to be. Currently supply is far beneath demand and the mainlines have no problems keeping their seats full. People flying non mainline routes and aren't part of alliances will feel the burn long before the rest. Point to point operators are the ones most at risk when prices are higher. The majors have the luxury of using their hubs.