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Old 07-30-2024 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by B200 Hawk
Agreed with it all. One question that makes me wonder why, why does it work fairly well in Europe with RyanAir/EastJet?
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Old 07-30-2024 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Just talking out of my butt, I'd guess the ULCC problems are due in large part to the legacies adopting basic economy, super saver, etc fares to compete with ULCC. I'm sure the ULCC managers gooned some stuff up too, that's pretty par for the course for almost all airline managers.

Even SWA (not a ULCC) is moving to a more legacy-ish paradigm (assigned seats).
Yeah I agree. Once Legacies started basic economy, what were the ULCCs gonna do? Push harder into ULCC territory? Brulch!
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Old 07-30-2024 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by B200 Hawk
Agreed with it all. One question that makes me wonder why, why does it work fairly well in Europe with RyanAir/EastJet?
Do their legacy-equivalent bother to compete at that price point? Serious question, IDK.
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Old 07-30-2024 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by B200 Hawk
Agreed with it all. One question that makes me wonder why, why does it work fairly well in Europe with RyanAir/EastJet?
I believe Ryanair is not actually doing all
that well as of late
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