LCC under floor freight
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LCC under floor freight
What do the established LCCs like Ryanair and Easyjet do regarding under-floor freight capacity? Do they offer it out to the market or does it get in the way of their super quick turn arounds???
I was wondering this myself the other day during a flight with easy, where the majority of the passengers had hand baggage (as large as possible) and perhaps only 3 passengers were collecting their hold bags from the carousel. I can appreciate that the fast turn arounds might make freight loading/unloading challenging, but to fly with all but empty holds must be frustrating commercially. The weight saving/fuel burn equation can't be so advantageous to negate possible hold freight, but there you go!
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Interesting. Network carriers used to earn around 8% of their revenue from freight which could be the difference between balancing the books and making a reasonable return. So it would appear squeezy jet are ignoring it and still smelling of roses!!!
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key word is NETWORK. Ryan and Easy are not network carriers (yet). Southwest and some other LCC are network with connections and transfers, which is slightly different thing.
The ground transport network in Europe is so efficient that cargo can move quicker from door to door using surface transport than it can by air.
Asia is a better market with limited surface options, congested sea ports and greater distances.
Even low value cargo such as fruit and vegetables goes by air. The flight is paid for already by the passengers so as long as the extra fuel and loading costs are covered, attractive rates can be offered and a profit made. The cost of a live crab in the Philippines compared to its final price in a top Hong Kong restaurant leaves a considerable margin to cover transport costs. Even mangos can be worth uplifting in India when the aircraft is already operating the route anyway, but this may not be profitable with a dedicated freighter.
Asia is a better market with limited surface options, congested sea ports and greater distances.
Even low value cargo such as fruit and vegetables goes by air. The flight is paid for already by the passengers so as long as the extra fuel and loading costs are covered, attractive rates can be offered and a profit made. The cost of a live crab in the Philippines compared to its final price in a top Hong Kong restaurant leaves a considerable margin to cover transport costs. Even mangos can be worth uplifting in India when the aircraft is already operating the route anyway, but this may not be profitable with a dedicated freighter.
