Originally Posted by
Flying Lawyer
The cheapest fares result in losses for the airlines. These are required however for marketing reasons.Stripping such fares of all extras is a way to keep them alive. It is like always in business. You try to attract somebody by a low rate or price and try to make your money via the extras. I might be expected to tip the FAs one day, would not be surprised.
I think Ryanair and EasyJet keep those fares alive, and LH realizes that they help to break even or make a profit on a flight after everyone who just had to be on it (paying more) took their seat. Doesn't mean that they won't try to extract every single cent they can, but that's beside the point of the whole scheme of jacking up prices across the board on the pretense of saving money for clients buying a-la-carte.