Originally Posted by
brokenagain
It’s good to see that our resident travel agent is also an expert on how to run an airline. If it wasn’t for your FB page showing that in fact you are a real person, I’d think that your many identities are in fact a very elaborate troll.
it's not running an airline. A virtual airline is much simpler. You just have to think outside the box.
Not sure why you can't grasp this very simple concept.
It's not rocket science.
Hard part is finding routes big boys don't want to do, as too thin or big boys scared.
This is where tour operators come in.
In EU, charters are huge, run by tour operators.
There are today 1000s of pilots, who will never ever fly aircraft again.
There are 1000s of aircraft parked. Many will be parked for years or forever.
An airline within an airline could work with the difference being the pilots are not paid a salary, they are paid a % of profits, they are "owners".
If a traditional airline makes no profit, they fold.
Think of ACMI without the C.
Imagine a charter type operation, with crew shareholders.
Worst case scenario, they make nothing, but keep their currency & get some hours up. Best case scenario, they make more than they would have working for Rex, Virgin Mark 2 etc.
Why do many airlines try to get you to book accom, car rental etc. through them ? Because sometimes, there's more money in that, than the airfare component, but you need to fly there to do the accom/car etc.
eg. right now, there are some incredibly cheap deals on accom almost everywhere, but public has to get there to take advantage of them.