I would rather have a crew that does 900 hours-a-year flying me around than a crew that does 450 hours-a-year.
The 900-hour-a-year crew will be sharp as, switched on and very proficient with a high skill level....unlike the others who probably can't remember what most of the buttons do let alone the systems....I have seen it all before as a line checky.
LCC's are the future....its pure economics...isn't that the reason for the birth of Jet*......
404 titan....are you sure of your figures...majority of the worlds full service airlines are right on the brink of going under at anytime of the day or night...unless of course they exist in a monopolistic ripoff environment