Originally Posted by
FahQ2
NK didn’t start out as an LCC, ULCC, or even a scheduled carrier, while B6 business model is largely the same. Comparing NK growth since company creation is a disingenuous argument.
And now ULCC model is running out of routes that support daily service, as in part evidenced by F9 and NK having so much route overlap. If there are so many routes that support ULCC service, why not stay out of each other's way instead of doubling over each other's route network? And... This isn't 2016 anymore, having the lowest paid pilots won't guarantee people show up and STAY anymore... The ULCC model is not the unstoppable force you believe it is. And Spirit isn't the small airline it was either. To double or triple again in size will be measured in decades, not years now.