I suppose I'm one of Avman's average LCC punters as I use easyJet quite a lot from Bristol for leisure trips in the company of Mrs MV.
I am lucky because I can usually plan well ahead and match decent fares and dates (we are both retired). I have yet to find BACx cheaper than easyJet on the routes they both cover from BRS (EDI and GLA), given the flexibility that I have.
We flew BRS-CPH-BRS in March with easy for £46 each, including all taxes. We are flying BRS-SXF-BRS next month for £42 each, including taxes.
Last week we flew with a non LCC (Aurigny) BRS-GCI-BRS and were charged £85, including taxes.
In the past year or so I have flown returns from BRS to GLA and EDI with easy on a total of four occasions and have paid no more than £26 including taxes for each return trip. I also flew BRS-NCL-BRS for £15 all in but that was a special price where easy paid the taxes because the route was being introduced.
As someone who pays for all my flights myself I find the LCCs themselves and the effect they have had on the fares of other airlines out of my regional airport to be a tremendous benefit. Even BA will fly you to Scotland and back for £60 or £70. It wasn't so long ago that you were lucky to get anything under £200 and often more.
I take the view that I will take advantage of them whilst they are there. Who knows what the shape of the aviation industry will be next year or in five, ten or fifteen years time?