Originally Posted by
Fire and brimstone
There is still no sign that the public at large give a monkeys about any of this - apart from those directly affected who are rightly livid about it.
Everyone I know books with this operator. They know what is going on, they know the risk to being stranded or cancelled, and they ALL, to a person, still book with them.
Because they are the cheapest.
This will change if and when they have to put prices up.
It's exactly the same as selling cheap milk. Why do people buy it? Price. They don't care where it comes from; how the cows are treated; the effect on the people who work in the industry; where the profits go. It's just cheap - and it works better than any other form of marketing.
End of.
Exactly - I have just booked 4 more FR flights at 9,99 € each. If they are cancelled, I'll get a refund, I have nothing to lose.