Originally Posted by
Csy Mon
A downward Pressure on ticket prices?
Perhaps but they fly 787s nonstop from OSL to cities in the US, no direct competition there.
Yes, they tried 737 across the pond from NY, but sounds like a stupid idea to start with, not many pax wants to be stuck in a Fluf for 8 hours.
Norwegian has had a definite negative impact on TATL ticket pricing. They are selling their tickets at well below cost, in spite of load factors greater than 80%.
They have more available seats between London and the NYC area than British Airways.
Passengers don't care that they're in a guppy TATL; Norwegian's loads prove that. All they care about is low ticket prices.
I cannot believe that you would think that Norwegian doesn't negatively impact other airlines. They're filling their planes but
still selling their tickets at a price point where they're losing money on every single passenger. That forces other carriers to lower their ticket prices.
Because of Norwegian, my bonus is smaller this year. Do I want to see them go out of business? Yes. Thankfully, that should happen when this rights issuance goes poorly.