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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 10:04 am
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Originally Posted by daniel-andersson
Even if AB has a pretty big network, is a low cost airline. They usually have tickets for 29€ (where 28€ are taxes). And their "meal" in cabin, is sometimes not more than a muffin. One significant drawback with Airberlin is that the one-time-record is really bad. Being delayed for over two hours are not too unusual.
It is a bit like LH or BA, ain't it? Without a "meal" in the Y-cabin and with no newspapers. And LH usually has ticket for 88 Euro return (where 86 Euro are taxes). Most legacy carriers are a hybrid today between the former type of LCC and the former type of legacy carrier.
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