Originally Posted by
sfozrhfco
The airline industry and the computer industry are completely different. How many computer companies spewing out terrible products go into bankruptcy one or more times and live on for decades past their prime?
You never owned an Amiga, did you?
And Apple came quite close to doing just that: their products in the mid-90's weren't very good and they damn near went broke. 15 years later...
Anyways, back to the point: simply put, I don't think that loyalty programs are what keep new entrants to the airline industry from being successful. If VX fails, it's likely because they botched their timing on entering into service (entering the market at a time where fuel prices skyrocketed AND a recession hit, which has done a number on their venture capital), and because they've botched their transition to Sabre. Those are pretty much own-goals.