Travel Megatrends 2019: Low-Cost Carriers Lose Some Luster
Brian Sumers, Skift
Customers like low-cost airlines, but no carriers so far have perfected the model for long-haul flights. It’s not clear they ever will.
1 month ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Customers like low-cost airlines, but no carriers so far have perfected the model for long-haul flights. It’s not clear they ever will.
1 month ago
Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Bloomberg
This isn't such a bad thing for Iceland, which has started to feel the strain of overtourism. Plus, even with the decline, the small country still expects to see millions of tourists.
2 months ago
Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
Ryanair's lowered guidance is a sign of how tough things are for European airlines at the moment. Fortunately, the airline is still highly profitable; the same can't be said for some of its smaller rivals.
2 months ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
Whether it's an appeal to young black South Africans or seniors who fear paying a single supplement, travel advisors who know the particular needs of their own peer groups can have a built-in advantage.
4 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Wow Air has delighted passengers with low fares since 2011. But its creditors have not been as happy. Will that change if this investment goes through?
4 months ago
Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg
Only two months ago Wow Air was talking optimistically about an initial public offering. Since then, a profit warning and other bad publicity led many consumers to abandon buying tickets on the carrier. The collapse of low-cost rival Primera made creditors tougher, too.
4 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
This looks like a marriage of convenience for the carriers. Both are struggling, as is the wider Icelandic tourism industry. We'll have to wait and see whether one is better than two.
5 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Passengers sitting in the back of the airplane hate it when an airline runs out of food for sale. But airlines also hate waste, and they usually must throw out uneaten fresh food the same day. How do airlines decide how much food and drink to board? It's a delicate dance.
5 months ago
Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and Nick Rigillo, Bloomberg
Although Icelandair and Wow Air are facing new challenges, it would be difficult to conclude that the country's overtourism problems are behind it. Maybe this could be an opportunity for Iceland tourism to pause, and consider next steps.
6 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Can Wow Air make it as a standalone airline? We're not sure. But the airline has some options for its future.
6 months ago
Luca Casiraghi and Richard Weiss, Bloomberg
Wow Air is being hounded on all sides. But, as we've noted before, an initial public offering might give it the cash it needs to rebuild itself and thrive.
6 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Wow Air is being squeezed from all sides. It will need to reinvent its business if it wants to survive. The good news is that the company's founder and CEO, Skúli Mogensen, is willing to take some risks.
6 months ago