That picture is kind of crazy, I had no clue that 320s could come with quad wheel bogies
Special ordered by Indian Airlines, Air India then acquired those A/C when Indian was merged into Air India. I agree, it looks weird. The same feeling you get when looking at some Russian planes.
I honestly don't feel the legacies think of the LCCs as a threat yet. I would think they'd be more afraid of competition from Southwest on a domestic basis than the LCCs.
I think you're right though, I can see consolidations between those five, but my guess would be some sort of Frontier/Allegiant mix, rather than the others. They're all too remarkedly different to really integrate. I wouldn't imagine Virgin, JetBlue, or Spirit would merge with any of the others. Getting bought out could be a different story though, but I would imagine not for a LONG time, not whole they're staying solvent or in the case of JetBlue and Spirit profitable.
ALL of this is just my extremely uneducated guess.
True. And SRB was almost an initial investor as well.
It's not unfathomable to think of Virgin America and JetBlue merging.
Improbable, but not unimaginable.
Do you think there will ever be a time that enough people choose not to fly spirit? I haven't been here that long, but I feel that there are always bad press articles about this company. Is it the ignorance of new airline travelers? Or could this be a big problem down the road? I understand the "un-bundled" aspect of the pricing model, but I wonder how long it will take for people to spend the extra money to fly XYZ airline because the lack of customer service... Adding to that, the customer service here is non existent. I don't care if you offer a la carte pricing or not, don't treat your customers like *******!
Believe it or not, I actually think this is a good place to work, I have been treated well so far. I just find it amazing how far apart the treatment of employees (pilots specifically) is compared to the treatment of customers.
I don't think the customer service is that poor. I have witnessed time and time again Gate agents who are more than willing to help people out/answer questions as nicely as possible. People throw a fit when they get tagged with a "FEE" and get ****ed off when they have to pay it, they then consider this poor customer service. What it really is, is people inability to READ & COMPREHEND what they are paying for and what they will have to pay for when they buy a ticket.
The worst customer service I have ever witnessed was from Continental Gate agents. By far the most vindictive, miserable SOB I have ever met.
I don't think the customer service is that poor. I have witnessed time and time again Gate agents who are more than willing to help people out/answer questions as nicely as possible. People throw a fit when they get tagged with a "FEE" and get ****ed off when they have to pay it, they then consider this poor customer service. What it really is, is people inability to READ & COMPREHEND what they are paying for and what they will have to pay for when they buy a ticket.
The worst customer service I have ever witnessed was from Continental Gate agents. By far the most vindictive, miserable SOB I have ever met.
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