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The implied status comes from not subjecting oneself to the kind of people that have to fly Spirit. You're paying for dignity and not having to deal with scream

by pb7 2y ago

The implied status comes from not subjecting oneself to the kind of people that have to fly Spirit. You're paying for dignity and not having to deal with screaming fighting people that will end up on viral videos. Europeans with adult stable jobs fly Ryanair and Easyjet because this is the best that they can afford on European salaries.

sofixa 2y ago
> Europeans with adult stable jobs fly Ryanair and Easyjet because this is the best that they can afford on European salaries. Nonsense. It's because they're sufficiently cheaper on certain routes, and when you're taking multiple trips a year, the price difference accumulates; and also because they have very good point to point service, so if you live in a non-hub for the national airline city - a Bordeaux, Lyon, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Köln, Varna, etc, your flight options are a flight with a connection in the hub, or a direct flight with a low cost carrier to a destination.
verzali 2y ago
Not really. If Ryanair is half the cost of say Lufthansa for a 2 hour flight, I'll go with Ryanair. A flight is a flight, I'd rather spend the money on a better hotel or eating out rather than a marginally better short flight. I've never once seen people fighting or screaming on a cheap flight. For long haul I have no problem going with better airlines (which still means European or Asian over US carriers every time...).
throwaway8754aw 2y ago
Have you ever flew Spirit or just believe the viral videos that can easily edited not telling the whole story to completely made up?
wkat4242 2y ago
> Europeans with adult stable jobs fly Ryanair and Easyjet because this is the best that they can afford on European salaries. Not really. The difference isn't even that big compared to legacy European airlines these days. Ryanair doesn't do bottom barrel (eg €5) pricing anymore and the legacy airlines also charge for extras now like checked luggage and sometimes even carry on. I just fly Ryanair when it's convenient due to time and routes. I honestly don't care which airline I'm on. In fact I like Ryanair because I can just buy the foods and comforts I want like priority boarding instead of having to get some pompous frequent flyer card from the legacy airlines.

by pb7 2y ago

sofixa 2y ago

> Europeans with adult stable jobs fly Ryanair and Easyjet because this is the best that they can afford on European salaries. Nonsense. It's because they're sufficiently cheaper on certain routes, and when you're taking multiple trips a year, the price difference accumulates; and also because they have very good point to point service, so if you live in a non-hub for the national airline city - a Bordeaux, Lyon, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Köln, Varna, etc, your flight options are a flight with a connection in the hub, or a direct flight with a low cost carrier to a destination.

verzali 2y ago

Not really. If Ryanair is half the cost of say Lufthansa for a 2 hour flight, I'll go with Ryanair. A flight is a flight, I'd rather spend the money on a better hotel or eating out rather than a marginally better short flight. I've never once seen people fighting or screaming on a cheap flight. For long haul I have no problem going with better airlines (which still means European or Asian over US carriers every time...).

throwaway8754aw 2y ago

Have you ever flew Spirit or just believe the viral videos that can easily edited not telling the whole story to completely made up?

wkat4242 2y ago

> Europeans with adult stable jobs fly Ryanair and Easyjet because this is the best that they can afford on European salaries. Not really. The difference isn't even that big compared to legacy European airlines these days. Ryanair doesn't do bottom barrel (eg €5) pricing anymore and the legacy airlines also charge for extras now like checked luggage and sometimes even carry on. I just fly Ryanair when it's convenient due to time and routes. I honestly don't care which airline I'm on. In fact I like Ryanair because I can just buy the foods and comforts I want like priority boarding instead of having to get some pompous frequent flyer card from the legacy airlines.