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Quite the opposite. You reckon taking planes out of the skies will lower the cost flying? Supply and demand.
by chirau 5mo ago
Quite the opposite. You reckon taking planes out of the skies will lower the cost flying? Supply and demand.
- nickserv 5mo agoYes, it will likely raise prices. My point/question is whether this will reduce air travel and increase demand for rail.
- bdcravens 5mo agoDoubtful. People will either just eat the higher costs or simply drive. The infrastructure is lacking (relative to airports), and there's unlikely to be any support for expanding it anytime soon - passing costs on to consumers is the current US culture.
- RaSoJo 5mo agoI think OP meant whether this might "lower the demand" for air travel...due to the expected spike in prices
- nradov 5mo agoThose airplanes aren't going to be scrapped. Demand for flights hasn't reduced much. Other airlines will buy up the airplanes and put them back into service.
- chirau 5mo agoSpirit's business model was a threat to most airlines and had forced them to lower prices. This just takes away that pressure to lower their prices.
- nradov 5mo agoReally? Spirit had a very limited route network. And Delta and United have been successfully pursuing a market strategy based more on service quality than low prices. They account for the majority of profit in the whole industry.