CAPA analysis of SAS
Mar 12, 2013 | 1:46 am
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CAPA analysis of SAS
Saw this on my twitter feed this morning:
http://centreforaviation.com/analysi...irlines-100695
Although a rehash of existing stuff, it makes an interesting read. Didn't know the miserable productivity and super high labor cost. Also DYs costs
http://centreforaviation.com/analysi...irlines-100695
Although a rehash of existing stuff, it makes an interesting read. Didn't know the miserable productivity and super high labor cost. Also DYs costs
Mar 12, 2013 | 4:35 am
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Interesting article.
However I wonder if SAS has really been the kind of trailblazer the article lays out:
At least I have had the understanding that Pan Am introduced the tourist class and that sleeper seats were around much earlier.
However I wonder if SAS has really been the kind of trailblazer the article lays out:
SAS has a history of aviation firsts. For example, it was the first airline to introduce Tourist Class (1952), in-flight entertainment (1968), separate check-in and lounges for business class passengers (1982), sleeper seats (1992),
Mar 12, 2013 | 5:57 am
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PanAm did have separate check in and lounges for business class passengers before 1982.
Mar 13, 2013 | 4:07 am
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Today CAPA published a summary of what Hainan Airlines is upto:
http://centreforaviation.com/analysi...trategy-100895
Reading it I had a creeping feeling that they are setting out to do the same that SAS tried to do and failed miserably in the end: get funded by provinces in a region so they have their own hubs, buy an LCC to complement their portfolio (sounds like the JK adventure), fund an airline to participate in other market circumventing bilaterals (bmi?) etc etc
http://centreforaviation.com/analysi...trategy-100895
Reading it I had a creeping feeling that they are setting out to do the same that SAS tried to do and failed miserably in the end: get funded by provinces in a region so they have their own hubs, buy an LCC to complement their portfolio (sounds like the JK adventure), fund an airline to participate in other market circumventing bilaterals (bmi?) etc etc
Mar 16, 2013 | 5:59 am
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I believe they refer to sleeper seats in C. Then SK was indeed the first airline. I even remember, they were charging USD 300.00 per leg (on the top of the C fare) for these seats (the first row of seats in DC 10) - never tried them, though.