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You are right but miss some things: 1. Planes are easier to clean 2. Even the Emergency board card can't get stolen (Printed on the chair) 3. Can't buy tickets
by jk2323 9y ago
You are right but miss some things:
1. Planes are easier to clean
2. Even the Emergency board card can't get stolen (Printed on the chair)
3. Can't buy tickets on other websites
4. Point to point airline, luggage does not have to get transferred, no missed connection flights.
One of the biggest advantages are the short breaks. Sometimes they even don't turn off the turbines before they fly back. I am skeptical if Norwegian can copy all this to long distance.
- corford 9y agoI too am sceptical the pure LCC model will work for extended long haul routes but I think it can definitely work for medium-haul (i.e. Western Europe to Eastern/Central US). I think the legacy carriers will also have an easier time catching up to Norwegian's prices in the medium-haul space since the distances involved restrict how creative you can be to get costs down (compared to the short-haul market) i.e. there's a limit to how cheap Norwegian can make it.
- jpatokal 9y agoAir Asia X and Scoot have been doing quite well in the medium-haul market (<8 hours) in Asia. However, Air Asia X just announced that they're abandoning a mooted 2nd attempt at long haul (Asia to Europe/US) because the numbers just aren't there; they'll fly Japan-Hawaii but no further.