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The ticket buying public has over the decades indicated that the only thing they really care about is ticket price and little else. I am sure they would be ver

The ticket buying public has over the decades indicated that the only thing they really care about is ticket price and little else. I am sure they would be very grateful to you for making advertising illegal on flights and therefore their tickets more expensive.

coliveira 6y ago
> over the decades indicated that the only thing they really care about is ticket price No, this is an incorrect inference. A better explanation is that people have little money to spend, so in this situation they prefer to get something rather than no travel. Your explanation would be valid only if everyone had enough money to buy expensive tickets and always preferred to buy the cheap ones instead. It is also funny that for affluent consumers they reach the conclusion that such consumers "prefer" comfort, when in fact they're not different from anyone else in this matter, they just have more money to pay for it.
- nemo44x 6y ago
  I disagree and the reason why is because before flight aggregators there were more airlines and many of them offered a better "coach" experience like 2-across leather seating, better food, etc. And their prices were not much more expensive than the more cramped, economy airlines. Like $15-$30 per seat more expensive in many instances. They did pretty good business because many fights were booked through travel agents who would be able to explain that a flight that costs a bit more was worth it. When flight aggregators arrived on the scene, people (casual fliers in particular) would almost without exception book the cheapest flight that was reasonably within their time preferences and without extra stops, if possible. Because there was no one to talk you into the better value of other airlines it became a race to the bottom. The edge these airlines had in selling comfort became obsolete and they mainly sold out to larger carriers during the airline consolidation of the early 2000's.
  - coliveira 6y ago
    But here the explanation is in economies of scale, not just consumer behavior. Lower cost flights are also cheaper to run, so airlines make more profit on scale, which drove out other operators. As a result, from the point of view of consumers these cheap flights give more flexible options in terms of schedule. This is not different from other industries, where cheaper products became the norm because the companies making them were so much more profitable on scale.
    - dageshi 6y ago
      Air travel isn't an experience for most people. It's a necessary evil to get you from A to B. Most people may as well board a plane and go into some kind of hibernation for however long the flight is, hence why the only thing that matters to them is cost. Save money on the flight so you can spend it at your destination or on something you actually care for.

coliveira 6y ago

> over the decades indicated that the only thing they really care about is ticket price No, this is an incorrect inference. A better explanation is that people have little money to spend, so in this situation they prefer to get something rather than no travel. Your explanation would be valid only if everyone had enough money to buy expensive tickets and always preferred to buy the cheap ones instead. It is also funny that for affluent consumers they reach the conclusion that such consumers "prefer" comfort, when in fact they're not different from anyone else in this matter, they just have more money to pay for it.

nemo44x 6y ago
I disagree and the reason why is because before flight aggregators there were more airlines and many of them offered a better "coach" experience like 2-across leather seating, better food, etc. And their prices were not much more expensive than the more cramped, economy airlines. Like $15-$30 per seat more expensive in many instances. They did pretty good business because many fights were booked through travel agents who would be able to explain that a flight that costs a bit more was worth it. When flight aggregators arrived on the scene, people (casual fliers in particular) would almost without exception book the cheapest flight that was reasonably within their time preferences and without extra stops, if possible. Because there was no one to talk you into the better value of other airlines it became a race to the bottom. The edge these airlines had in selling comfort became obsolete and they mainly sold out to larger carriers during the airline consolidation of the early 2000's.
- coliveira 6y ago
  But here the explanation is in economies of scale, not just consumer behavior. Lower cost flights are also cheaper to run, so airlines make more profit on scale, which drove out other operators. As a result, from the point of view of consumers these cheap flights give more flexible options in terms of schedule. This is not different from other industries, where cheaper products became the norm because the companies making them were so much more profitable on scale.
  - dageshi 6y ago
    Air travel isn't an experience for most people. It's a necessary evil to get you from A to B. Most people may as well board a plane and go into some kind of hibernation for however long the flight is, hence why the only thing that matters to them is cost. Save money on the flight so you can spend it at your destination or on something you actually care for.