Which? Magazine investigating cancellation of flights after missed first leg
Dec 10, 2018, 3:57 pm
#46
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I suspect that if short-haul Ryanair/easyJet-style simplicity were brought to long-haul, we would not like the long-term effects. There are all sorts of reasons why the KISS approach taken by low-fare airlines to short-haul operations (to which and its peer group has had to respond when selling similar trips) has not translated well to long-haul. Ryanair and easyJet have never shown any real signs of moving into this area, and other low-fare long-haul pioneers have not always been doing that well.
Dec 11, 2018, 2:38 am
#47
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Hang on, they don't provide itineraries with connections. If you try to fly FCO-STN-BCN on FR, and the inbound is late, they will not protect your connection. All they do is point-to-point. You'd have to collect your luggage at STN and check it in again etc. That is completely different, one might argue they're not in the same business at all!
Jun 11, 2019, 7:33 am
#48
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According to this article, due to a recent law change "you can book a multi-city airline ticket “in” Italy on any airline, then skip whatever segments you want without ramifications". BA (and AA), however, are apparently not playing ball.
https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea....egments-italy/
https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea....egments-italy/
Jun 11, 2019, 10:50 am
#49
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