Isnt it time that Ryanair & co introduce low fare transatlantic flights?

[filthiestfis]

Alright, here's how it might work: 99 pounds one way including taxes to New York. You buy your food on board although they provide water for free obviously. They fly to the airport that is furthest away from New York City, as an example, and thats how THEY save money and ka e a profit. Im tired of having to pay excess fares to America's main cities, surely its time that the low cost carriers introduced these routes!!! Anyone agree?

[mushroom25]

low cost transatlantic flights already exist - tho' admittedly they're to canada, not the us. in september Zoom Airlines have fares london-montreal from �89-�110.
http://www.flyzoom.com/

[filthiestfis]

wow didnt know that! Thanks

[filthiestfis]

well actually, having looked at prices on their website, they are not as cheap as I imagined, they are still around 300 pounds return to Toronto mid week flying, taxes included. I am expecting a lower price of around 200 return.

[dzug]

The low cost carriers work on a business model of at least two and preferably 3 round trips a day per aircraft. On any one trip the same crew works out and back.

This means that any flight of more than about 2 hours isn't (in their books) viable. They are just not interested in anything longer with the necessity to have crews based overseas.

They make their money on intensive use of aircraft and crews, quick turnarounds coupled with cheap airport fees in some places. Transatlantic flights don't allow this.

Not to say it's not possible to have budget fares - but I doubt �99 for more than a few tickets per flight.

[filthiestfis]

Youve answered the question perfectly dzug!

[vehelpfulguy]

The other thing to remember is that airlines just cannot fly to anywhere they want.

There is usually only a certain number of planes allowed to fly in our out of certain airports.

If a new company wanted to do a tranatlantic flight, or other long haul flight, they would need to discuss it with the authorities and replace an existing carrier, and companies like BA guard their slots like gold dust.

[vehelpfulguy]

Also remember that every time you take off from and airport, or land an an airport, you have to pay the airport money.

Most low cost airlines fly in and out of small airports who charge them very little to get the business (Easyjet had a great deal with Luton which charged them very little).

This in turn keep the cost of the flights down.

If you want to fly long haul you need to fly from airports like Heathrow, New York, Amsterdam etc who can cope with the large planes, and these are not cheap to use.

So it would put the price up straight away.

[kurdapya69]

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