Worried about the future...
03-13-2008 | 01:40 AM
#16
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My short answer is...as the cost per avail seat mile increases, airlines, in a perfect world; will increase ticket prices to offset these cost increases. Just for a second, take the low-cost carriers out of the equation...with ticket prices increasing, leisure travelers put of flying for vacations etc, and corporations tighten travel budgets and business trip flights are replaced with video conferencing, car rentals, emails, and the like.
So yes, I would be worried over the next 6 to 18 months if we remain on the same or worse cost schedules.
Oh, did I mention the effect that the low-cost carriers have on this opinion ??
I think you get the idea...
FF
So yes, I would be worried over the next 6 to 18 months if we remain on the same or worse cost schedules.
Oh, did I mention the effect that the low-cost carriers have on this opinion ??
I think you get the idea...
FF
03-13-2008 | 04:05 AM
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I think that eventually though that cost will become such that some discretionary travel will suffer. Folks won't take those spontaneous Vegas or Caribbean flights.
But I think instead of worrying, we should see it is opportunity. Everyone knows that RJs, especially 50-seaters, are terribly inefficient and have really hurt the congestion in busy areas like ATL and the NE United States.
Eventually, the airlines may have to figure out that there doesn't really need to be 40 flights per day on a route like RDU-LGA. Maybe 30 is enough...... On larger airplanes.
Bigger airplanes = greater efficiency = more mainline jobs. Hopefully.
But I think instead of worrying, we should see it is opportunity. Everyone knows that RJs, especially 50-seaters, are terribly inefficient and have really hurt the congestion in busy areas like ATL and the NE United States.
Eventually, the airlines may have to figure out that there doesn't really need to be 40 flights per day on a route like RDU-LGA. Maybe 30 is enough...... On larger airplanes.
Bigger airplanes = greater efficiency = more mainline jobs. Hopefully.
03-13-2008 | 05:18 AM
#19
Doing One Pilot's Job
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Originally Posted by HercDriver130
the public in many cases drove the high frequecy because they didnt not want to wait 5 or 6 hours until the next flight....
They demanded cheap tickets, so they got whatever the most cost-effective airframe was.
Now they hate RJs and are demanding narrowbodies, with RJ cost and frequency.
John and Jane Q. Public can't have it all...
03-13-2008 | 06:15 AM
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