Originally Posted by
Snacky
And, I think people have a bit higher expectations for a long-haul flight than a short hop. They are also NOT trying to be "long-haul RyanAir", which means something for what people expect of them.
I respectfully disagree with the thrust of your argument, if not the exact statements in it. If DY can sell seats at their current prices for profit, people will buy them, complain bitterly about the discomfort and/or poor service, and then buy them again. There are plenty of people who will see the headline price on the price comparison website and that's the decision made.
The real question is, can DY really make a profit at these pricing levels?
Originally Posted by
CPH-Flyer
The comments from Easyjet in the article are interesting. They are not interested in long haul, as they do not want to change their short haul business from the current model. I guess they are thinking about feed and responsibility for connections.
For a market like LON-NYC or LON-LAX, there's plenty of traffic there, no need for feed.
I think U2 and FR's lack of interest is more a statement of their current business position than of the fundamental profitability of low cost longhaul.