Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398546)

I accept that a lot of people would prefer budget airlines, it just that they are not that good in my opinon, but if you don't mid using them, then it is ok

I would just prefer full service airlines setting up low cost divisions (or buying those airlines) rahter than reduce standards

Originally Posted by gazzae (Post 35398600)

Sorry for not simplifying for you. How do you setup a low-cost airline offering the same standards as a high-cost airline?

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35398605)

If you want to pay more for a Rolls Royce service in order to inflate your ego, then that's up to you. But the majority of people want a low cost service that gets them from A to B. So the idea of the more expensive airlines taking over the budget airlines in order to push their prices up, and get rid of the low cost competition, is a completely rediculous one.

Low cost airlines were set up to fill a huge gap in the market. And the likes of BA missed the boat, and are now whinging about it. Well I say tough, that is business.

Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35398641)

Yes! It's called Ryanair. Circle closed. QED.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398639)

I know you will disagree, but I meant that Airlines should buy low cost airlines and keep operating them as such

idealy I would want them shut down, but a lot of people would disagree

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35398647)

And what would be the point of that? These airlines already exist.

Didn't BA start up a budget airline, but failed miserably, and then it was bought out?

BA are struggling at doing what they know best, so to branch out into something that they aren't any good at would be suicide.

You only want them shut down because you are obsessed with BA for some reason.

For someone with strong socialist views, your ways of running an airline are very elitist, and go completely against socialist principals.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398653)

I am suggesting this so that they do not reduce standards on full service airlines (becuase full service airlines are trying to compete with low cost ones)

If i was elitist, i would be getting a private jet

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35398670)

Did you read my post????? BA tried it and failed. End of story :rolleyes:

You are elitist because you are snobby about which airlines you use. And don't think budget airlines are good enough for you.

Now where is that button again??

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398653)

I am suggesting this so that they do not reduce standards on full service airlines (becuase full service airlines are trying to compete with low cost ones)

If i was elitist, i would be getting a private jet

Originally Posted by gazzae (Post 35398741)

That’s how the world works! If people actually wanted the standards that full service airlines offer then why are they having to compete with the low-cost airlines? The fact is the majority of people don't want that, they want to get from A to B (via C with Ryanair but you know that when you book) as cheaply as possible.

Alan, you are by your own admission fairly wealthy. Maybe paying an extra £100 to fly somewhere doesn’t bother you but, for the majority less fortunate than yourself, that could mean the difference between flying and not flying.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398748)

Which is why I feel that full service airlines should buy low-cost airlines so they do not have to compete with low cost airlines hence reduce standards

And I am sorry, but I cannot afford a private jet

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398738)

I don't think budget airlines provide a good service and last time I checked I do NOT own a Private jet

BA failed becuased the market was crowded full of them, if they bought Easyjet, then it would been sucess

Originally Posted by gazzae (Post 35398741)

Alan, you are by your own admission fairly wealthy. Maybe paying an extra £100 to fly somewhere doesn’t bother you but, for the majority less fortunate than yourself, that could mean the difference between flying and not flying.

Originally Posted by gazzae (Post 35398753)

They will still have to compete even if they buy a low-cost airline... or are you suggesting they use the profits from the low-cost airline to support the Full Service airline?

Also who is talking private jets? You are really in another world if you can't see how an extra £50-£100 would stop a lot of people flying.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398748)

Which is why I feel that full service airlines should buy low-cost airlines so they do not have to compete with low cost airlines hence reduce standards

And I am sorry, but I cannot afford a private jet

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35398454)

Alan why tell lies???

You said yourself in another thread that you have never used budget airlines!

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398458)

I did say that, I was offerd a ticket by a friend to visit him, sadly he picked Ryanair, so I has no choice on that matter

Originally Posted by gazzae (Post 35398753)

They will still have to compete even if they buy a low-cost airline... or are you suggesting they use the profits from the low-cost airline to support the Full Service airline?

Also who is talking private jets? You are really in another world if you can't see how an extra £50-£100 would stop a lot of people flying.

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35398757)

You can still be elitist by thinking that you are too good to fly with budget airlines.

Other budget airlines have succeeded where BA failed. A budget airline run by BA would be just another budget airline, the same as the others. Can't you work that one out Alan?

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398767)

If passengers want to fly then they can, but with a low cost carrier owned by a full service carrier

There will still be competition but between full service airlines and low cost airlines

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398767)

So why could have they merged with Iberia then?

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35398767)

I am not too good to fly them, I just do not like to fly them

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35398857)

You are completely missing the point Alan. It doesn't matter who owns the airline, it would still be a budget airline, providing the budget airline service you hate.

If they tried improving the standards, then it would cost more money, and they wouldn't be able to compete, so they would go bust.

This is simple business sense, and should be easy to understand for someone in higher management of a large company :rolleyes:




As a senior manager you should know the difference between a merger and a takeover :rolleyes:

I presume Iberia were also struggling, and gained from this merger. I don't know this for sure, but going by the fact that Palma Airport used to be dominated by Iberia. But is now dominated by Air Berlin, with hardly an Iberia plane in sight.




How do you know Alan??? A while ago you hadn't flown with them, but now you have flown with one budget airline, which happened to be the worst one. So tell us Alan, how can you judge them all?? :rolleyes: