Originally Posted by
Dorian
I love that AC says Tango was successful as it proved the desire for lower fares. Ya, set up an airline to test a new fare category. Brilliant.
Tango showed that people would accept 'A-La-Carte' pricing.
After the cheap price for the ticket they did not mind paying for headphones or going without meals or rush seating and everything else that has come along since then.
Folding Tango in with the regular flights as a fare class was just another experiment that worked.