Why Don’T Airlines Bring Down Their Prices?

[Bobbisox1]

Ryan air ,TUi and EasyJet are cancelling flight due to people cancelling their holidays because of the Coronavirus, would it not be better for this to happen ? People would be ‘ coaxed’ into flying with cheaper flights

[Spicerack]

Most people wouldn't risk it. We ain't all as tight as you, bobbi, x

[Buenchico]

The amounts that airlines have to pay for their fuel won't come down.

The landing fees at airports won't come down.

The fees paid to companies like Swissair for baggage handling and passenger boarding services won't come down.

The wages to be paid to pilots (many of whom are contract workers, rather than employees and so who can simply be laid off if flights are cancelled) won't come down.

So if airlines continue to operate flights, but with lower fares charged to their passengers, they'll end up making a loss.

If Covid-19 becomes a pandemic, many airlines will end up going bust. So, in readiness for the financial problems that they might face in the future, all airlines will be looking to 'tighten their belts'. The very last thing that they'll want to do now is to operate loss-making flights.

[Bobbisox1]

Spicey, mine was booked 6 months back :0)

[Bobbisox1]

I get ya Chris, thanks

[gingejbee]

People are deciding not to travel abroad, so flight numbers are being reduced. I doubt that lower prices will change their minds....wouldn't change mine.

[Spicerack]

' Eee, wouldn't want to go there, hen. Everyone's dying with t'black death'
'Why-aye but it's cheap as chips, pet'.

[Gromit]

Cheap fights!

An offer not to be sneezed at.

[Mamyalynne]

If health concerns are the reason for cancelling I doubt a discount would take that worry away.

[douglas9401]

I'm sure Ryanair, just to pluck an example out of the air, could make savings in the customer service area, cutting back on those things they've given away for years.
You know, air to breathe and, errr, well all the other stuff. :-)

[jno]

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