UTA_FLYingHIGH From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 52 Posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1628 times:
If there were weasel awards for airlines, my vote would go out to easyJet and Duo.
Flying out of GVA, I have never managed to get a fare that was anywhere near the prices advertised on billboards.
As for Duo...300 Euro plus for LYS to BHX return >? three months in advance too ? these people should rename themselves HCC's.
UTA
Fly to live, live to fly - Air France/KLM Flying Blue Platinum, BMI Diamond Club Gold, Emirates Skywards
Pwm2txlhopper From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1220 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1604 times:
From my experiences Icelandair isnt usually much cheaper than the majors.
UTa_FLYinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 52 Reply 7, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1502 times:
Reality :
Outward Flights - LYON to BIRMINGHAM
Flight Day Date Departs Arrives Web Saver Advantage Privilege
VB203 Sat 27 Mar 2004 12:00 12:45 105.00EUR 360.00EUR
Return Flights - BIRMINGHAM to LYON
Flight Day Date Departs Arrives Web Saver Advantage Privilege
VB206 Sun 28 Mar 2004 15:15 18:00 105.00EUR 360.00EU
Fly to live, live to fly - Air France/KLM Flying Blue Platinum, BMI Diamond Club Gold, Emirates Skywards
CKT789 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1478 times:
BA and BMI promote low fares but they are not low cost carriers. I think Duo's fares are low at the moment for promotional reasons to get people flying.
RJ100 From Switzerland, joined Nov 2000, 4107 posts, RR: 32 Reply 14, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1443 times:
SWISS
My father flies them tomorrow from Basle to Nuremberg (via ZRH) and back. While they advertise the flight for something around 39 CHF oneway, my father pays CHF1100.
Sinlock From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 1534 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1335 times:
I'm not saying that South West isn't a LCC but, I live in FLL a city that South West has around 38 flights. I have yet to have a time that I was traveling that South West was not matched or under cut by another airline, be it that I'm planing 4 weeks or 1 weeks ahead. One time I was flying FLL-SJC-FLL and America West beat South West by over 95$ and that trip was planed well ahead.
Ndebele From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 2895 posts, RR: 24 Reply 17, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1310 times:
Regarding Duo: The STR-BHX tickets are much cheaper since they're Duo (compared to the former "BA operated by Maersk UK"), plus there is no minimum-stay on Duo. By the way it seems like BA (now operated by Citiexpress) fares have also become cheaper, due to the competition of two airlines now on that route.
JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1280 times:
I concur that Duo is not very 'Low Fare' whatever their costs may be - the lowest fare NCE-BHX seems to be EUR80.00, which isn't that cheap once you add the taxes - BA/BD to LHR can be cheaper than that.
Also, DUO operate only RJ's, so presumably their cost-per-seat has to be higher than normal LCC.
Bucky707 From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 1028 posts, RR: 4 Reply 19, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1258 times:
"So how exactly is an LCC defined ?"
There really is no definition. But, every new airline is going to be an LCC, I mean, no one will start an airline with top the industry pay rates and benefits packages.
BestWestern From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 6510 posts, RR: 58 Reply 21, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1248 times:
A low cost carrier has low operating costs - nothing to do with prices - airlines will charge the highest fare that they can get away with to fill the aircraft.
Out of all the European low cost carriers - perhaps only two or three are actually low cost. Easy, Ryanair, and perhaps HapagLlyod express.
The remainder have taken a previous service, and painted the aircraft a different color - and reduced fares - without reducing their costs by much. Buzz, BmiBaby, FlyBe, Sterling, etc come to mind...
TOLtommy From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 3224 posts, RR: 4 Reply 23, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1209 times:
I'm pretty sure Low Cost Carrier refers to their cost to operate, not the cost of their tickets. Apparently GVA is a market that will support those higher fares. Otherwise the planes would be flying empty, right? Good thing the UN has deep pockets to keep those fares high!
Tolosy From Luxembourg, joined Oct 2003, 357 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1090 times:
I totally agree with you UTA, some are not that LCC
However, thanks to LCC you can travel on majors at LCC price.
Return to CDg from LHR for £49 with BMI, food, drink and seat assigned for the same price
25 Patroni: Well, this weekend I will fly on Duo from Cologne to Birmingham and back for 140EUR incl all taxes. This is of course not matching the 9.99 deals of R
26 5T6: Sinlock... I'm with you. Here in ELP, Southwest is far and away the dominant carrier....yet for the flights I have taken in the past few years they ha
27 Ssides: First, the term "LCC" generally refers to the airline's cost structure, not the airline's fares. Low fares generally follow from the LCC's cost struct
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