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> How will airlines fill the gap from their MAX8 fleet? Europe will probably be fine. Unfortunately here in the states, the Airlines colluded with "capacity d
by linuxftw 8y ago
> How will airlines fill the gap from their MAX8 fleet?
Europe will probably be fine. Unfortunately here in the states, the Airlines colluded with "capacity discipline" [1]. If you've been on a US flight recently, you'll notice that a whole plane canceled would require another entire plane to be found. And since airlines don't seem to invest too much into their workforce, well they just don't have the extra captains and crew to run extra-hour flights late into the evening either.
1: https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-antitrust-airlines-lawsuit-20180618-story.html https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-antitrust-airlines-la...
- ams6110 8y agoAmerican passengers, assisted by SV technology, have been encouraged to be and demonstrated that they are totally indifferent to anything but price and will book with whichever carrier is least expensive. So don't complain that in order to stay in business, airlines are cutting costs to the bone and not carrying extra capacity anywhere that it's not essential.
- linuxftw 8y agoYou're not cutting costs by colluding with other airlines, you're keeping prices artificially high by ensuring you don't undercut each other.
- Scoundreller 8y agoBut consumers are probably getting better pricing thanks to various platforms (Google Flights, Skyscanner, Flighthub, Expedia, etc.). An up-start airline cutting fares can become ramen-profitable much quicker than ever before. Signed, a Canadian that salivates at the pricing the American consumers can get for domestic flights.