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Personally I think the opposite: that there isn’t actually sufficient competition for whatever reason. It seems to me that people choose the lowest fares becaus
by tshaddox 5y ago
Personally I think the opposite: that there isn’t actually sufficient competition for whatever reason. It seems to me that people choose the lowest fares because unless you pay double there’s not going to be a meaningful difference between slightly different economy fares. Likewise AFAIK there is no option to prepay or pay a deposit to reserve a rental car and have it be guaranteed.
- refurb 5y agoThe challenge is that it’s clear the vast majority are willing to put up with a lot to get a low fare. And that includes me. I remember flying return from SFO to Barcelona for $500 on a budget international airline (Norwegian Air). No food service, no drink service, but it was a A380 fleet so quite comfortable. Read the fine print and you avoid all excess charges like printing tickets, bagged checkin fees, etc. Cheaper than flying return from SFO to NYC. For those that aren’t willing to go cheap, there is now Premium Economy which seems to be growing in size as a class. I think Singapore Airlines now run flights that dont have basic economy any more. It’s either premium economy or business.