Originally Posted by
Purpleanga
Legacy’s will lower prices to ULCC levels. They’ll sustain it as long as they have to. At that point there’s no reason to fly ULCC. Also as well, theres the business traveler. They need frequency.
Legacies started basic economy a few years ago to compete with the LCC. However, many people were still willing fly 4+ hrs on Spirit and Frontier and have to pay for a carry on with no Wifi, IFE and have to pay for snacks or drinks. The frequency didn’t have an impact on Spirit or Frontier before. You think the legacies can match the LCC’s price, while operating 4-5 flight a day on a particular flight while the LCC does 1-2 flights a day? You would think, after the legacies started basic economy few years ago, and had more frequency, how did Spirit and Frontier grew like the way they did?