Originally Posted by
BoredwLife
You could do that all day and skew the results, look I just did the same thing. FWIW until you(we) understand bucket pricing and the direct competition NK and others who might jack up its rates on another route where it doesn't compete with NK just to stay lower than NK on a NK route. When it comes down to it the end of year FDOT comparisson does show an average of $150 smackos cheaper. It all depends on where you are going.
May 10th returning May12th
FLL-LIM-FLL NK $395 CAL $880 Delta $1700 Taca and AA $1779
FLL-STT-FLL NK $485 US $630 Delta $630 AA $647 CAL $1274
FLL-BOG-FLL NK $477 Delta $803 CAL $1430 AA $1455
FLL-SDQ-FLL NK $431 JB $480 Delta $1057 AA $1068
International yes, cheaper cost and product.
Domestic not so cheaper.
NK fly's, maybe 1/4 Int. ops?
My point is that NK is not always the cheapest; although mgt. carry's on like they are and therefore it is alright to have less than "normal" customer service: 14.3 complaints per 100k compared to Southwest .25/100K.
I'm sure that NK's mgt. is looking into ways of improving cust. serv. other wise thee ol' fool me once shame of you, fool me twice shame on me might bite them: Probably not as Ben points out, "it's not for everyone...." but it must be for quit a few as I've heard 1st qtr. profits looked real good!
You are correct, you can compare prices all day, but I only spent about 3 minutes looking up some regular NK routes that they compete with other LLC's and Majors and posted the results for enjoyment purposes only
Here is to giving the customer what they want, regardless of what they want or get
Cheers!