Articles tagged “lccs”

Airlines

The Challenge With the Long-Haul, Low-Cost Business Model

The long-haul, low-cost business model has proved to be a challenge for airline executives. But with changes in travel preferences and advancements in aircraft technology, could we finally see a breakthrough?

The Challenge With the Long-Haul, Low-Cost Business Model

Skift Research

The Challenge With Long-Haul, Low-Cost Airlines

The Long Haul Low-Cost business model has proved to be a challenge for airline executives, with very little success and numerous airline fatalities. However, with the evolution of the low-cost airline business model, changes in travel preferences post-pandemic, and advancements in aircraft technology, could we finally see a breakthrough in the last remaining frontier of commercial aviation?

The Challenge With Long-Haul, Low-Cost Airlines

News Blog

Saudi Carrier Flynas Hires Goldman, Morgan Stanley for Potential IPO Next Year

Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas has hired Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley and Saudi Fransi Capital for a potential initial public offering on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), according to a Bloomberg report. Flynas expects to go public next year. Earlier reports had suggested that Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund — Public Investment Fund (PIF) had been…

Airlines

Inside Dubai Airport’s Almost $3 Billion Mega Expansion

With an annual passenger volume of just under 90 million, it's no surprise that the primary focus of Dubai International Airport's expansion endeavors is directed towards elevating customer experience.

Inside Dubai Airport’s Almost $3 Billion Mega Expansion

Airlines

Ryanair Targets Dominance in Less-Developed Central and Eastern Europe Market

The Dublin-based low-cost airline’s mega deal for up to 300 Boeing 737-10s is just in time to support a push into newer markets.

Ryanair Targets Dominance in Less-Developed Central and Eastern Europe Market

Airlines

easyJet Buoyed By Summer Travel Demand

Many European carriers remain wary of potential strikes in the region. That however doesn't overshadow the pent-up demand for summer travel that airlines are preparing for — EasyJet is one among them.

easyJet Buoyed By Summer Travel Demand

Airline Weekly

The Gulf Sees a Wave of New Budget Airlines

For much of the past two decades, one of the biggest stories in global aviation was the rise of the Gulf carriers. Now, within the Middle East itself, another story has taken center stage: The rise of low-cost carriers.

The Gulf Sees a Wave of New Budget Airlines

Airline Weekly

Wizz Air Stumbles

After a bloody first half of 2022, followed by an underwhelming summer, Europe’s Ryanair-wannabe, Wizz Air, reported heavy underlying losses for calendar fourth quarter. Its operating margin? Negative 17 percent. The label “Ryanair wannabe” is not an insult.

Wizz Air Stumbles

Hotels

Accor’s Corporate Reorg, Explained

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Accor’s corporate reorganization, low-cost Transatlantic losses, and Marriott’s blended future.

Accor’s Corporate Reorg, Explained

Airline Weekly

United Confronts New Realities

Polite. Complimentary. Respectful. Nobody would use these adjectives to describe Scott Kirby’s attitude toward low-cost airlines.

United Confronts New Realities