By: james - 4th May 2001 at 10:22
RE: Cheap airlines
When i flew Easyjet last month their in-flight magazine had an article on the ways they keep their fares so low.
The first of course was food. Its not free, if you want it you buy it. But as low budget airlines tend to be short-haul you rarely do. The money you’ve saved tends to feed your appetite on these flights!!
Lack of tickets is the next. You recieve a letter of confirmation which you take to the cheak-in and acts as a ticket.
Flying the one type of aircraft, which brings the cost of maintenance down, and the training of cabin crew as they only need to be familiar with one model.
On line booking. Alot of their tickets are brought on line as they are cheaper, reducing the amount of tele-sales costs. I think they eventually would like all ticket sales to take place from their website.
Flying from luton where air traffic is less making the turn around more economical and faster.
I think they cut on gimmicks not safety!
By: V1 - 24th April 2001 at 10:47
RE: Cheap airlines
I’ve flown with low cost airlines, and I do trust them. It is not fair to say that they all fly the 737-200 either, I know Ryanair has a few, but this airline is taking delivery of brand new 737-800 aircraft, so the older 737 fleet will be replaced. Easyjet, Go, Virgin Express and Buzz all fly modern aircraft such as the 737-300/400 and Bae 146. Just because an airline offers cheap fares, it does not mean that they fly a fleet of old relics. Most of these carriers save a fortune by cutting out on in flight goodies, they don’t do meals or anything like that. If you are lucky, you will get a drink of some kind. Plus, when was the last time any of these carriers were involved in an accident?
By: Jetlag - 23rd April 2001 at 23:49
RE: Cheap airlines
Come on!
Why don`t you trust them?
Every airline has to work with special safety guidelines, and their all checked very often by an official.
I don`t think that ANY airline places their passengers onto a non or poorly serviced aircraft!
Every repair or replacement has to be checked out several times.
If not…….the aircraft can (and will) be grounded untill they do it right.
So I am sure that you can fly on easyjet or virgin or any othe low-cost airline in europe safely!
If you start looking in Asia or Africa……that`s a different story I think.
See ya
Jetlag
By: keltic - 21st April 2001 at 19:28
RE: Cheap airlines
correction…..they really can´t afford it.
By: keltic - 21st April 2001 at 19:27
RE: Cheap airlines
I trust Cheap airlines at least in Europe where control are very careful and intense. I have flown a couple of times Easyjet and it was simply great. New planes, good pitch, puntual and as careful as others in terms of operation. Just simply think: Cheap airlines are carefull scrutinized by the public. They know that if they have a crash, they´re over. They simply can afford it.
By: Paul Cushion - 21st April 2001 at 18:29
RE: Cheap airlines
Well the CAA just won’t let any aircraft fly without proper maintenance support. Usually, these airlines aircraft are maintained by other otherlines/professional contractors such as FLS aerospace and are in no way decrepit or inferior. I flew with Easy jet the other month and that was a new aircraft although I did notice a rivet missing from the intake lip of the portside engine!!!!!!!! 🙂
Paul.
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