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L'Avion was purchased by OpenSkies and was operating alright, pre-COVID. You're kinda misattributing the failure here from a worldwide unforeseen global pandemi
by deaddodo 3y ago
L'Avion was purchased by OpenSkies and was operating alright, pre-COVID. You're kinda misattributing the failure here from a worldwide unforeseen global pandemic to "bad business decisions".
MaxJET failed because they tried to price themselves nearer to a budget airline while offering business-class seating/experience. The low margins this offered forced them to close down when they couldn't adjust for fuel price fluctuations and salary increases. A closer analogy, but still not quite there.
La Compagnie still exists and operates their premium Newark<->Paris line.
- resolutebat 3y ago> MaxJET failed because they tried to price themselves nearer to a budget airline while offering business-class seating/experience. Which seems to be exact playbook that Global is trying out. Quoting TFA: Global Airlines will be better than everybody else because they won’t skimp on the things that make flying fun — their A380s will have “communal areas”, first-class passengers will be chauffeured direct to the airport from their homes, they already have a partnership with Laurent-Perrier champagne — but their tickets won’t cost much more than those of their competitors.