Originally Posted by
San Gottardo
There are some studies that show this phenomenon does exist for migration from BA to easyjet in some of the U.K. O&D markets.
Did they migrate after BA stopped flying certain routes…
Originally Posted by
San Gottardo
It is debatable whether AF didn't hear the alarm clock, or whether after hearing the alarm AF managers were too inept to make change happen, or whether French labour law constrained them too much. .
I understand that FT members always consider themselves to be experts and love to blame the stupid top managers, let it be the milkman from Switzerland or the sandwich guy from Serbia…
Let’s agree that the French labour law is a tough one to crack and that AF hired the right consultancies to help them. They will present solutions to AF and then it is up to AF to implement them.
Originally Posted by
San Gottardo
Depends what you mean by "relevant". Relevant as in "killed their profitability in the long run" - apparently now. Relevant as in "bringing about change without which they wouldn't have survived" - hell yes! .
The typical hysterical overreaction...
Just a hint, in 1995 Weber predicted a 3% yield decrease per year for the next 15-20 years, so 20 years ago they were more than aware that change was a necessity, the LCC accelerated the change process, but the major restructuring programs at BA or LH happened long before Easy and Ryan came around. The mindset that change will become a by-product of deregulation was well established within BA and LH.