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Old 6th Feb 2008, 03:03
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essentialbus
 
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Yes, retimed, seen it happen. But that was not my curiosity.
As it is a long haul low cost operation as advertised, what happens with the passengers when, for example, the aircraft shows up 8 hours late into K.L. and same aircraft departs for Brisbane and arrives there 8 hours late etc.Ripple effect. Will the waiting passengers being left on their own, send home, sent to hotel, food and drinks? Who will pay for the inconveniences, AKX? From what budget, its low cost you know. Or the pax themselves, they will not be happy campers in that scenario and the sweet smell of low price will be long forgotten as the bitterness of dissapointment remains long thereafter.
You can retime all you want on short sectors but on long haul it will have more serious consequences, money wise, and using your one and only aircraft to the max? I think its a cunning plan, daring.

Hence my curiosity.

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