Quote: "I would disgaree on how correct my answers are, but the reason Britain has 2 full-service carriers is due to SRBs stubborness and passion and in the case of Germany, LH being locked out of Berlin due to the Cold War and Berlins ecnomic decline until recently for the same reasons
By the way, Air Berlin is to be honest in some parts more like Monarch that a full-service carrier and it is pretty much in business mainly thanks to Eithad"
Have to say that "SRBs stubborness" and "Cold War and Berlins ecnomic decline" are not valid reasons. Think again.
Many carriers are taking on "hybrid" characteristics as they attempt to deal with difficult circumstances.
Very early on, carriers such as BD and EI and several North American carriers, for example, started charging for catering on shorthaul flights.
Then came booking with credit card charges.
Others got involved in charters and holidays in varying degrees, as well as running standard longhaul flights, for example, BA, VS, UX, SS.
U2 has adopted allocated seating and is chasing business travellers, while FR remains a pure "no frills" operation.
Then there's your example of the similarities of AB and ZB.
Things are not always as cut and dried as they appear at first.
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 2nd Dec 2012 at 00:24.
Reason: clarity