What is business class, in the age of longhaul LCCs?
What does longhaul business class mean to you? Is it a flat (or nearly flat) bed? Lounge access? Better food and drinks? The diversification... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: LCC
VIDEO: New IFE for LCCs proves big things come in small packages
While airlines compete with each other to offer the largest inflight entertainment screens on widebody aircraft, something quite interesting... Continue Reading
LCC no-toll-free number trend makes free airport wifi vital
US ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier is joining Spirit and Allegiant in nixing toll-free telephone numbers, raising questions about whether it... Continue Reading
Lumexis seeks to kill overhead IFE with new retail platform for LCCs
For experienced airline investor Ed Shapiro the world’s narrowbody fleet represents near virgin territory for the introduction of innovative... Continue Reading
Are European legacies going too far with economy minus?
Europe’s legacy carriers are taking a leaf out of their US cousins’ LCC-fighting books by expanding their economy minus fares, with both Bri... Continue Reading
Austrian CEO says airline will unbundle short-haul European fares
Austrian Airlines will become the latest full-service airline to unbundle short-haul fares and offer ‘a la carte’ pricing as the... Continue Reading
Scoot’s pay-to-play AC outlets: the future of onboard power?
Singapore Airlines’ long-haul low-cost subsidiary Scoot is introducing an innovative passenger experience with its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamlin... Continue Reading
EasyJet to hold back on Wi-Fi until price drops and quality improves
EasyJet believes inflight Wi-Fi will be the norm within a few years but is in no hurry to install it, preferring instead to wait for the pri... Continue Reading
UPDATE: Lufthansa eyes long-haul, low-cost service with A330-200s
NEW YORK: Citing a need to respond to the growing competitive threat of low-cost airlines, Lufthansa German Airlines CEO Karl Garnadt today ... Continue Reading
Could major US airline create an economy minus cabin?
A US legacy airline is shopping around the idea that it’s planning to create an “economy minus” cabin in a move to a new model of dome... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Low Cost and Costly Delays
Updated to note that Delta has started testing Gogo Ku on its 747s; passengers are not yet able to access the service Welcome to Episode 9 o... Continue Reading
From go-go boots to inflight exec: Sally Glenn-Lee’s amazing ride
Been there, done that, got the hot pants. If Sally Glenn-Lee should ever write a book, this could be the title for an account of her adventu... Continue Reading
Travelers are big losers as TSA taxes rise
A looming increase in passenger security taxes for US travelers could create formidable challenges for the country’s low-fare carriers as th... Continue Reading
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