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It’s cute that you think that they made the base ticket price lower.
by irrational 3y ago
It’s cute that you think that they made the base ticket price lower.
- Quillbert182 3y agoWhen you look at Ryanair’s prices, it is often readily apparent that they did.
- wongarsu 3y agoWhen there's competition it works. For example in Europe the airlines with the most fees also have by far the lowest base prices. The problem is if for a specific route or airport there's only one airline. That seems to be somewhat common in the US, and in that case price isn't constrained by competition but the customers willingness to pay. That's where the abusive practises flourish
- topkai22 3y agoBase prices have generally been going down since the 90s https://www.bts.gov/content/annual-us-domestic-average-itinerary-fare-current-and-constant-dollars https://www.bts.gov/content/annual-us-domestic-average-itine.... It’s not enough data to attribute the impact of the broad switchover to baggage fees in 2008-2010, as base prices actually went up after introduction, but base prices are definitely down over time.