I hope that settles that, end of thread drift. The problems with tarring all LCC with that brush of generic minimum low standards is that it is the regulator(s) that set minimum standards, not the LCC. If the LCC is serious about safety, they'll come up with something that fulfils their requirements and obligations under the law and hopefully is a step above the minimum.
Which is why Southwest, Easyjet, and to a lessor extent Ryanair and Air Berlin have remained profitable...and comparibly..are statistically far safer operations than many legacy carriers on a year to year basis.
An increase in accidents by low costs carriers is unfortunately a given because of the fact that they are flying increasingly more sectors comparatively
Bula, I don't agree, the mere fact that more sectors are flown is not an automatic contributor to an increased risk.