Originally Posted by
FlyASA
Thanks for answering the question. If you are right then the majors have dug their own grave. Even if BB's new ULCC gets off to a rocky start their costs are going to be so much lower that they can still easily succeed.
The majors will simply use this new style of airline as an excuse to beat more concessions out of their labor groups. If BB and the RAH management succeeds with their plan then the Frontier and Midwest aquisitions could go down as one of the biggest changes in the industry, like deregulation or the introduction of jets.
What's amusing here is that everyone is claiming the sky is falling due to Republic. Seriously? If anyone here honestly believes the nonsense spewing from the mouths of babes on APC, then you need a reality check. Based on the poo droppers logic, only Airtran, Southwest, and Frontier should exist since their fares are the cheapest, although they may not have the lowest costs. But, somehow (must be a miracle or something), everyone else seems to be surviving. Don't believe for minute that Republic Holdings will be able to stand against strong competition just because they have the lower aircrew costs. That is but just a wee drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things. Look at the european market with Easyjet and Ryanair. How does BA, Lufthansa and everyone else do it over there?