Originally Posted by
Silver02ex
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?
These are different times. In addition to the population losing their disposable income, there’s a health hazard going on where folks are less likely to get on a plane. Completely different than before. This means the ones flying now are going to be people that absolutely positively have to fly. At least for the next while. Most of those that have to fly are business travelers. LCCs will have a tough time attracting that crowd. Hopefully everyone makes it however even for the legacy’s that are arguably too big to fail, it’s going to get ugly with wage reductions to keep costs low.