Originally Posted by
Excargodog
I think the concept of ULCC is scalable - Ryanair has over 450 aircraft - and generally larger organizations find it easier to cope with operational challenges than smaller ones because of more resources to deal with the inevitable variances that occur. There are unique icircumstances - like having your ops center in hurricane alley - that may be an issue, but the fact is that everyone is having troubles restarting after a prolonged down period and almost everyone is having trouble finding workers. Given the COVID-caused disruptions, startup problems were inevitable. How quickly and effectively management finds solutions will determine the future success (or not) of NK.
Ryanair is a collection of smaller airlines that operate independently. They also operate under European rules that assure passengers receive proper treatment after a meltdown and they have had their share. If Spirit continues to have meltdowns those type of rules may be coming to the US. They are very expensive if you don’t run a ontime quality operation. In general it’s much easier to operate in Europe than the US. They don’t get our kind of weather.