"Get ready to squeeze on board for low-cost flights between the U.S. and Asia.
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia says it's gotten the all clear from U.S. authorities to fly its jetliners to American airports -- the first low-cost Asian airline to do so."
First it was the Latin American routes, then last year the Atlantic routes, and 2017 brings the Pacific LCC.
How the legacies are going to continue to keep market share is unclear to me. Flying to Brazil and the south seems to be going more to Azul than AA and Europe flying looks like it's going to be under increasing pressures over the next decade.
Now with Asia opening up to the new business model I can't help but think this is very bad news for the big3.
The big3 never believed people would sit for 4 hours without water and snacks. Now it's being done in excess of 7 hrs. My bet is for the right price many people will pack in for 14 hrs. to get across the Pacific.