Originally Posted by
GPullR
Honest question. If a company pays employees the same as others, fuel costs what it does, and aircraft cost what they do, what's makes an lcc work? You can't charge $49 for tickets when your operating costs are the same as everybody. Business model doesn't work. You can only count on so many people not realizing they have to pay for bags.
NK casm is half of Delta as of q3 22 earnings. Revenue is on management, but our costs are significantly lower thanks to volume, "fit fleet", etc. Pay is only one element of their cost advantage. Why does our business model have to be explained?