VBlue becoming Ansett
Is it just me or is Virgin Blue becoming more of an Ansett than it is a low cost carrier. Their prices are now much higher than they were originally compared with QF and their value adding options are becoming more and more of their bread and butter.eg;
*Velocity FF
*New full service 'lounges'
*Blue zone seating
*In house maintainence
*Owning their own aircraft
I know they have the lower cost base and all that goes with it, but does any one else get the feeling that in a few years ther will only be one low cost carrier in Australia. The above listed notes are all contradictory to the southwest model which they started with and it seems to me that Virgin Blue will become the next Ansett, however they have only one model of jam packed aircraft and a cheesy customer service model that seems to be becoming less and less evident (thank god!!).
Does anyone else see warning signs here??