Articles tagged “low-cost carriers”

Next time, convince a friend to come along & carry a baggage, than pay the extra fee for a large bag on Ryanair. Now you know.

There are no easy answers for Virgin America, and 2013 will be a critical juncture.

Check one bag and buy an airport sandwich and, before you know it, that ticket from a low-cost carrier doesn’t end up costing much less than a BA seat. Ads should show the actual math.

The distinction between low-cost carrier and legacy airline has been crumbling for sometime as airlines such as Vueling pursue business travelers with gusto.

Business travelers tend to like low cost carriers more than their managed travel programs do. Corporations would be smart to take a closer look at the LCCs, when possible.

Despite the backing of EasyJet, FastJet still has lots of homework to do before its ambitions match reality.

In the case of Vietnamese budget airlines, quantity outweighs quality. Despite JetStar’s five-year headstart, its recent focus on fleet renewal slowed operations as VietJet surged ahead with plans to expand routes.

While JAL was busy collapsing, getting a bailout, and then prepping for a multi-billion IPO, budget carriers were slowly insinuating themselves into the market and letting consumers know they didn't need to spend big to go far.

While it started as a government-mandated cost-cutting move for Air Canada, it seems to be the way to put some new life into the company, after a miserable year.

Chinese regulations tailored to keep state-owned airlines on top actually hurt domestic tourism by keeping prices high and options limited, although foreign budget airlines flying within China provide travelers some relief.