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Though Southwest actually created the no-frills, low-fare business model 30 years ago, the new-generation carriers have transformed the perception of cheap airlines. Price clearly still matters: airfares are on average 50% lower than they were 25 years ago, allowing for inflation, according to AirlineForecasts, an industry research...
The new entrants from United and Delta face a difficult battle against this latest generation of low-cost carriers. Major airlines have tried many times in the past to start an airline within an airline to compete against low-cost competitors. All such attempts have failed. United and Delta are...
Nor is it clear how Ted and Song can make money. The staff at both airlines work at the same high-wage rates as their mainline colleagues, yet the fares are much cheaper. One airport executive is skeptical: "Ted calls itself a low-cost operation, but it will also be...
The Cheap Seats With Ted and Song, United and Delta hope to beat the thriving low-fare airlines at their own game 39
The spate of canceled international flights has abated since the chaotic holiday weeks. But tension between U.S. and European security officials over how to keep these flights safe has not. After a meeting in Europe last week, the U.S. failed to get European airlines to agree to put armed air...