Originally Posted by
HansGolden
Something is clearly badly broken given the low number of LCC threads compared to the high number of LCC passengers. (
Ryanair is the 7th largest airline in the world by number of passengers carried.) I believe the miscategorization and subtitle-ization (LCC is not included in title) of the the LCC forum under Travel & Dining is the key driver of that brokenness.
Irrelevant. They have no FFP. The core mission of this IBB is the discussion of miles and points. Regardless of how many passengers they carry or how much money they make, they have very little that bears discussion on this IBB. That's why any such discussion belongs in Budget Travel. There is no "brokenness", only perhaps a need for more attentive housekeeping.
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
What subtitle? There's no subtitle at the top of the forum page that lists thread titles, nor is there a subtitle in the forum jump drop down menu at the bottom of FT pages. How often do people actually look at the sticky threads and announcements about what a forum should contain?
IMO it's counterintuitive to expect folks to figure out that budget airlines and LCCs should not be discussed in the first major section of FT that's devoted to airlines and their FF programs. It's even worse that a few such airlines, such as Southwest, do have their own dedicated fora, which appear in the list of all the other airline programs. Nothing says "airlines except for LCCs and budget airlines."
Changing the title of Budget Travel to stress clearly in the title that this forum includes budget airlines and LCCs (ideally as a sub forum) would be better than nothing, but IMO the logical structure of how FT is organized demands that (any) budget and low cost airline be discussed somewhere within the airlines/FFPs main section of FT.
Again it's a matter of housekeeping. LCCs with little to no FFP or discussion do not merit a forum like Southwest or JetBlue - two "budget" airlines with lots of interest and actual viable FFPs.
I'd be fine with a subforum of Budget Travel for say Budget Airlines, and a couple more: Budget Hotels, Budget Cars (not to be confused with Budget, the car rental company), and if there are other viable subfora, so be it.