Originally Posted by
CincoDeMayo
Doubtful, the opposite is happening; more and more passengers are looking to fly business/first, and pay for it. The article discussing the demise of the ULCC addresses this and how ULCCs might need to offer more products like BFS versus steerage.
And our rates are not that much cheaper,
sometimes higher, than legacy counterparts. They price match us like crazy and our dumb management trolls can’t find a way to compete. Can’t imagine people are saying “if I can get they raise, I can fly legacy, versus NK”
I don’t think price is everything. I’ve been flying a lot for events where I needed a ticket, and Spirit/Frontier are multiples cheaper than AA out of DFW, even with a bag. For example, on Monday, DFW to LAS is $70-80 on Spirit and $388 on AA. This has been my experience in different markets, as well.
ULCC can absolutely be profitable if done properly. Ted checked out a while back.