Originally Posted by
Blacksheep
My sister-in-law flew low-cost recently. I asked her what she thought of the experience. Her reply?
"Well, you get what you pay for."
That about sums it up. De-regulation, cheap fares, lower salaries and reduced safety levels. How about the politicians' promises of benefits to the travelling public? Consumer satisfaction? Not much sign of that in SIL's comment.
Complete BS on the safety analyses. There was a study in the US recently where the LCC's where found to have a better safety record than the Majors. An article on the matter was published in Flight International. Doing things efficiently does not equal lower safety.