<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:
And the reservation systems arguement is silly too, I wonder how BA, AA, CX and ALL the other major airlines in the world do it?
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They don't do it very well. That's why Southwest makes more money than they do.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Easyjet only has 26 Boeing planes, nothing compared to the 240 (120 firm orders) they need NOW. Going from 26 to 240 doesn't mean they NEED to pick Boeing again.
Why search for something behind it? Easyjet is a european carrier seeking jets it's no longer completely natural to pick Boeing, those days are long gone.... </font>
So basically you are saying that easyJet plan to go all-Airbus, because a mixed fleet would be a violation of all the advantages of the Southwest model.
If that's the direction easyJet wants to go, I think they'll fail because other discount airlines will stay with the 737 and grab an even bigger share during the transition period. But at least it makes more sense than a mixed fleet.
BTW, easyJet has far more than 26 737's. With its acquisitions, they now have 64 Boeing jets.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">EasyJet has ordered 120 A319 aircraft, with options on another 120. It currently has a fleet of 64 Boeing 737s, following its recent takeover of budget rival Go.</font>
[This message has been edited by Plato90s (edited 10-14-2002).]