From Seat1APlease:
Taking at random out on 1 July back on 2 July the Cheapest Ba and Easy fares are:-
BA £130.60 and Easy £127.74 and thats without a cup of coffee, the big boys have moved on as well.
That's probably why BA will make a horrific loss this year and EZY will make a profit (despite the moronic fuel hedging).
Like a few earlier posts said, some people are quick to forget how expensive flying was until the mid-nineties. Want to do BRU-NCE for the weekend? That'll be 500 euros with Sabena please! Oh, that's OK I'll fly with someone else then.. Ah, hang on, there's isn't anybody else flying that route...
Flying around Europe has become MUCH cheaper and has remained equally safe. People confuse low cost and low fares. Low cost airlines have succeeded because they have managed to provide a service that is not very different from what the legacy carriers provide - at a much smaller price. Market forces. Capitalism. Competition. Supply and demand.
Question: what is the price of a STN-VCE ticket?
Answer: whatever the consumer is prepared to pay for it. If that price is too low, the airline goes bust.
Once again, low cost does not always mean 100% low fares on all tickets on all routes. Low cost means you're a competitive business. Driving down costs is the goal of all successful businesses, airlines or not.
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