Jump to content

Photo

Why I dislike running LCCs


  • Please log in to reply
45 replies to this topic

#21
WAZZ

WAZZ

    Fan of being inactive

  • Member
  • 298 posts
  • Skype Name:wazzupyoshi

User's Awards

2   

Not for long. jetBlue is looking at possible transatlantic operations utilizing A321LRs. Apparently it has a decent range according to what I found, so it can go places like Italy, UK, Swedistan, Spain, Portugal, Malta ( :lol:), Czech Republic, and all those places.

Very excited for that. Also kekked at Swedistan.


Discord: Farko#3900 lolbanned

 


#22
Guest_Adam0896_*

Guest_Adam0896_*
  • Guests

And I surely care more about quality than affordability, hence why I loathe a low-cost, leisure-oriented business model.

Eh...



#23
Jamesthomeson

Jamesthomeson

    Desperate to Fly

  • Member
  • 451 posts

Very excited for that. Also kekked at Swedistan.

It also helps that JetBlue has one of the largest share at JFK.
t4lPIvQ.jpgUjfJ0sC.png

#24
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   

It also helps that JetBlue has one of the largest share at JFK.

I thought Delta had the largest share there?

#25
Pasti

Pasti

    Fowl Play

  • Member
  • 1,032 posts

User's Awards

        

It also helps that JetBlue has one of the largest share at JFK.


siggie3.png


#26
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   

It also helps that JetBlue has one of the largest share at JFK.

Hub and spoke > point to point

jetBlue has no hubs, only operating bases.

#27
Guest_Adam0896_*

Guest_Adam0896_*
  • Guests

I thought Delta had the largest share there?

If I am correct, their biggest shares are Atlanta and Minneapolis, unless I’m missing one, I think Salt Lake City too?

#28
Jamesthomeson

Jamesthomeson

    Desperate to Fly

  • Member
  • 451 posts

If I am correct, their biggest shares are Atlanta and Minneapolis, unless I’m missing one, I think Salt Lake City too?

Delta has the largest share at all hubs except BOS, LAX, and SEA.
t4lPIvQ.jpgUjfJ0sC.png

#29
Jamesthomeson

Jamesthomeson

    Desperate to Fly

  • Member
  • 451 posts
And of course oversea hubs.
t4lPIvQ.jpgUjfJ0sC.png

#30
dead pigeon?

dead pigeon?

    nobody's friend

  • Member
  • 140 posts

Hub and spoke > point to point

jetBlue has no hubs, only operating bases.

why



#31
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   
I find point-to-point as very messy, unorganized, and downright inferior. Ryanair doesn't offer connecting flights because of this. In some cases the only way to "connect" on a point-to-point network is to buy another ticket and re-check your luggage.

#32
Jamesthomeson

Jamesthomeson

    Desperate to Fly

  • Member
  • 451 posts

why

They don't call them hubs but they can and do serve that purpose. When searching for a flight with JetBlue from WAS I often get the option to change in Boston.
t4lPIvQ.jpgUjfJ0sC.png

#33
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   

All airlines at the core, strive to be Low Cost. All it means is that they keep their operational costs low in one way or another. A true LCC is one that has all operational costs low.

Doesn't have to be a WN or B6 type... look at Aer Lingus. Also the US3 love keeping their costs low even though they are higher than WN.

So basically, every airline is a LCC in one way or another.

Well Aer Lingus is worse than most other transatlantic airlines in every way possible.

#34
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   

How?

Of most other major transatlantic airlines (AF, BA, LH, LX, and VS to name a few) EI is the most "cheap" and therefore the least "premium." If I'm not mistaken they've been aggressively marketing themselves as a discount alternative to other transatlantic carriers with relatively fewer frills and an ugly cabin design, all in the name of low prices. Not even BA, who's already been cutting back on frills for some time, would match how low EI has gone in the name of profits at the expense of quality. If I ever fly to Europe, I would NEVER fly on EI even if their fares were within my reach. To make matters worse, they're not even a member of any airline alliance. I'd rather pay extra to get better product and service on another airline.

#35
X-Wing @Aliciousness

X-Wing @Aliciousness

    I think you'll like them!

  • Member
  • 1,760 posts
  • Website:https://my.flightradar24.com/agremeister

Hub and spoke > point to point

jetBlue has no hubs, only operating bases.

 

No, JetBlue have hubs and offer connecting flights...?


UbxSbIt.png


#36
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   

No, JetBlue have hubs and offer connecting flights...?

But Spirit, Ryanair, and easyJet don't.

#37
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   

Spirit offers connecting flights, has hubs.

Yes the other two don't, but you can book two flights and make the connect.

Can you actually answer my point above?

Tough luck if your first flight is delayed and you miss your connection by booking two flights on Ryanair or easyJet, because I heard you'll have to buy another ticket at your expense if that ever happens.

#38
Jamesthomeson

Jamesthomeson

    Desperate to Fly

  • Member
  • 451 posts

But Spirit, Ryanair, and easyJet don't.

I know Spirit does connecting flights at their major bases i.e. Fort Lauderdale, and Detroit.
t4lPIvQ.jpgUjfJ0sC.png

#39
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   

Sure, but that is what trip insurance is for. Also going to EVER answer my post above?

I can sit here and prove that you know nothing about aviation, are stuck up and don't know how to travel at all for the entire day.

Aer Lingus won't provide you with blankets or pillows on transatlantic routes if you pay a non-refundable economy fare, for example.

#40
Pasti

Pasti

    Fowl Play

  • Member
  • 1,032 posts

User's Awards

        

:popcorn:


siggie3.png





0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users