Bangkok essay 3--low-cost airlines

Cheap airlines

Famouser with AIR ASIA, TIGER AIRWAYS and other airlines, why they do the price so low and good profit? we analyse:

L all aircraft all adopt the same model of the minicomputer, such as the Boeing 737-300 or Airbus A320.

On the one hand, small aircraft fuel efficiency, low cost flight; on the other hand the cost savings of pilot training (only one model), but also because of common parts, you can save a huge amount of aircraft maintenance, maintenance costs;

L all adopt the e-ticket, and General online booking, save the air tickets, boarding passes and establish the cost of a large number of sales outlets, but also do not give distributor commissions;

L General dock second line Airport instead of major hub airports; generally use ferry car instead of a docked veranda; General from landing to take-off time interval again than one-third of the normal flight short to minimize the downtime cost savings to the airport;

L luggage free shipping weight standards than ordinary about a third fewer flights, the excess to pay very high shipping costs, thereby reducing the fuel consumption;

L aircraft not equipped with free food, to eat and to drink all have to pay money;

L General limited to a short-distance routes, flight number, flight time is generally not very good, very likely belong to red eye flights;

L aircraft pilots and hostesses generally not more than 5 people, minimizes manpower;

L aircraft seat cover all use PU, instead of plain cloth, easy to clean and save the cost of cleaning.

I have always thought that "cheap stuff is not good", but sit several cheap air after Haber.

First of all, not those several dozen of small aircraft propeller, fly up ears ROAR, shock, and the quality of the air hostesses and service attitude than domestic airline to much better.

However, there are some considerations:

L want to buy a super cheap airline tickets, you must take a long time in advance, the sooner the cheaper;

L a ticket after General cannot readily be changed time, otherwise the charge very high fees for changes, sometimes more expensive than the ticket fee.

If you are super low-price ticket, you simply cannot refund or train departure;

L since no boarding pass there would be no fixed seating, check-in must be queued on a first-come, first-served basis, you may not be able to choose your favourite location;

L as is online booking, you must have an international credit cards such as VISA Shuangbi, AMERICAN EXPRESS, MASTER or, UnionPay temporarily.

However, to a large sum of money in the report, in advance of the booking does not matter (deal plan earlier); no food no (deal themselves with); there is no fixed seating does not matter (deal get queued); there is no re-c does not matter (also is not tried carrying luggage and walk on the plane) ...

(Electronic ticketing)

(Engine-internal)