Is the 'low-cost' model viable in the long-term?

[rmac]

I travel often from Vienna and use Air Berlin & Niki combination. They are much more competitive than the legacy airlines, fly as good as or maybe a better variety of routes, have no MOL style sales gimmicks, are very flexible and helpful when changes are required, as well as being reasonable to the costs of the change, allow you to check in a decent amount of baggage and take more than one bag on board and finally do it all with good humour and unfailing politeness.

MOL and Ryan air, study and learn something that might help you in the future, from an airline that you didn't even mention...

Which by the way, since they bought LTU, now does long haul scheduled low cost with a business/premium economy style cabin option.

Way ahead of you Irish Mike, way way ahead of you.....