Originally Posted by
billybedeveril
The latest was a 2 hour delay from Bilbao which the pilot blamed on the late arrival of the inbound aircraft. To me, that is not an acceptable excuse. It is saying the flight is late because the flight is late.
Whether you accept it or not, it's a fact of life. Long gone are the days when any airline can afford to have spare aircraft sitting around, or have sufficient fat built into its schedules to absorb delays without having a knock-on effect.
I've been flying low cost airlines to and from the UK, probably 20 times per year, for the last 10 years or so, mainly to/from Stansted, Gatwick and Luton. I just can't pass up some of the prices, and I accept the inevitable stress of travelling with low cost airlines from these airports.
Exactly. One of the main reasons prices are low is that airlines sweat their assets (aircraft) as described above. You can't have it both ways.