Skymark to launch Japan/LHR LCC
Nov 21, 2010, 3:38 pm
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Skymark to launch Japan/LHR LCC
Bloomberg excerpt:
Skymark Airlines Inc., the Japanese carrier planning to buy Airbus SAS A380s, said it expects to make money flying business travelers between Tokyo and London on the superjumbos for less than half the price rivals charge.
“There’s no competition in the business-class segment,” President Shinichi Nishikubo, who owns 49 percent of the low- fare carrier, said in a Nov. 19 interview. “Business class seats just take the space of two economy seats. There’s no reason to charge as much as airlines do.”
Nishikubo will compete with British Airways Plc, All Nippon Airways Co., Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. and Japan Airlines Corp. on the London service. He expects to make a profit on the route in the first 12 months after starting the A380 London flights in November 2014.
“There’s no competition in the business-class segment,” President Shinichi Nishikubo, who owns 49 percent of the low- fare carrier, said in a Nov. 19 interview. “Business class seats just take the space of two economy seats. There’s no reason to charge as much as airlines do.”
Nishikubo will compete with British Airways Plc, All Nippon Airways Co., Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. and Japan Airlines Corp. on the London service. He expects to make a profit on the route in the first 12 months after starting the A380 London flights in November 2014.
Nov 21, 2010, 3:51 pm
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Hasn't almost every "all-business class" airline failed? Yes, I know that Open Skies (100% BA sub) is still in business, but I think that's it -- plenty of others are gone.