Originally Posted by
overun
Has anyone gone after the money men ...
I wonder where there are any money men here though.
The Ticket Provider, based in a marginal and seasonal base, operating only to secondary destinations, marketing low fares on low capacity aircraft, is not a recognised route to riches.
The selected operators, invariably chosen from bottom bidder, along with all other costs minimised.
The various operators themselves, with a hand-me-down, high time fleet, and all the cost issues of running an operation half a continent away from their base. The last time I was through Barcelona the motley fleet of Fairchild Metros in the north-west corner of the airport appeared not to move for days. Again, not a route to money making.
The oil companies, who in recent times have been adept in increasing their pricing each year to absorb whatever margin any operator may have budgeted to achieve, seem to be the only money men here.