Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Historically, LCC's have been safer places to ride out a downturn than the legacies. They tend to get by and even thrive by feeding on the carcasses of the big boys.
Although legacies might be less inclined to furlough, or furlough less, if a recession were to hit in the next couple years.... retirements will still happen and they may not want to waste all that training capacity by moving backwards, if they can afford to ride it out.
I think that was true maybe 5 years ago when ULCC growth was strong, but it seems Americans have tired of and grown weary of their product. The winds seem to be favoring the legacy carriers again with all inclusive pricing and generally better reliability. I guess we shall see, since the almighty dollar is always king.