A lot of budget airlines are present in Europe nowadays. But what makes their tickets so chip? The video tries to explain how budget airlines work, why lowcost companies are so profitable, and why large players cannot repeat their success.
Questions:
1) Did you use low-cost airlines?
2) What matters for you more: price or comfort?
3) Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
1) Did you use low-cost airlines?
2) What matters for you more: price or comfort?
3) Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
Comments
I think it depends on situation. I guess that I probably wouldn't choose a low-cost airline when I would like to fly to for example USA. But after all I think that I would look first at the price as I usually don't fly too long and I can stand lower comfort during these few hours. In my opinion cheap flights are really ok, as I said before, it's great option if you don't have much luggage and flight is not too long.
It really depends because we don't know what we will receive for the same price. One time it will be positive shock, next time it can be negative shock
If a person is going on a vacation it is obvious that they would rather spend more money on a hotel and tourist attractions than on comfort while flying to their destination. Same for me, if I travel somewhere I try to spend as less money on transportation as possible.
As I said earlier, I don't have lots of experience on that topic so I can't say much. But sometimes unpleasant situations could happen when using services of the airline company and people can differently react on them.
2. For me, the price is important for today, but I have not flown for more than 5 hours, perhaps when it's a long way I will prefer comfort.
3. Often it was that tickets are cheap because these are places with no tilting back near the toilet or where there are emergency exits and often if we fly by the company then buying 5-6 tickets, surely the seats will be scattered in different directions of the plane, but despite all inconveniences, for me it is still a positive experience. I really love to fly!
I always try to find the cheapest flight possible, but there are some limits - for example if I have to take additional luggage, cheap flights are often not available.
I would say price is priority for me. Since I haven't tried big guys but I imagine long flights might be much more discomforting then short one I took.
Yes, I tend not to travel further than our continent on a regular basis, so low-cost airlines are often my first choice. The difference between low-cost and regular-cost airlines is in my opinion sometimes to big to spend just for few hours of flight.
2) What matters for you more: price or comfort?
Some time ago I would say price, but after last few flights I am definitely more about comfort.
3) Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
Personally, I didn't have a chance to meet anyone who would share a totally positive experience considering cheap flights (pilots not included). I don't know why, but these airlines are making their planes smaller and smaller, while selling more and more seats. It makes you feel really uncomfortable inside.
It depends. If it’s a long distance travel, then of course that comfort is more important that price. I wouldn’t say, that cheap flights are connected with negative experiences, at least for me. I can’t say a bad word about my low-cost travels. You know, there is less space, but as I said - if it’s not a long distance travel, then it’s bearable.
Almost only low-cost airlines. It makes travelling to Rome or Greece cheap as a trip to Wrocław.
2) What matters for you more: price or comfort?
Definitely price. Difference in comfort is usually like that: I will get a free meal (which is usually not very good anyway) that may cost in reality up to 20 - 30 PLN; or: I will have a little bit more leg room - hard to put a price on that, but really, you can afford even 5 hours with a little bit less leg room. It's not like flying cheaper airlines makes you sit on a wing of the plane or travel in the luggage hatch. No, it's just a slightly less comfortable flight. And the difference in prices is usually around 1000 PLN on a flight. Lately the big players realized that they have to adapt or die, and they lowered their prices, but still, even if the difference in price was reduced to just 100 PLN, I would still pick Ryanair over LOT.
3) Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
Many people say negative, but to me it's positive. I wouldn't go on a business trip with Ryanair, but on the other hand, I never do, because it's company money and my company will always choose traditional airline over LCC (low cost carrier). But even then, you're not 100% delay-proof, or even flight-cancellation-proof. It is a myth that everything works fine in traditional airlines- they have problems almost as often as the LCCs.
Well, I would like to be able to choose comfort, but right know I dont earn enough money for that, so i choose price)
I always try to find best value for money. It’s hard to say what matters more for me. Everything is equally important but if we talk about travels by plane I am ready to spent some hours in less comfort in order to save 40-50% of the price.
Again, it’s hard to say. I have never flight with extra luxury airlines and vice-versa I have never flight with extra cheap airlines. It was always somewhere in the middle. That’s ways I can’t answer this question
Maybe I used them before, but I don't remember them right now.
2) What matters for you more: price or comfort?
It depends on the type of the flight - longer flights are better in comfort and local ones are better with low price. In fact not only flights, but all travels.
3) Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
It depends, but mostly I heard about slightly negative comments about their quality on board.
Of course yes, that is an only option for many people, without that possibility a lots of people almost never go to travel.
What matters for you more: price or comfort?
It depends, but I always consider the lowest cost. It also depends upon difference between prices, if it’s low then why to not choose comfort.
Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
In my opinion both because we can save money what is positive. On the other hand there are only a little space on a plane and the comfort could be very uncomfortable, but almost always faster than waterway or overland.
It depends, I think the price is more important. But sometimes there is nothing to save money.
With positive ones. I think it doesn't matter if they are "cheap" or "expensive" airlines.
I am trying to balance price and comfort, but if it comes to traveling from one place in another I chose price.
I think that people often are disappointed after traveling with cheap flights. They expect more and their feeling are often negative.
I think that a question is airlines fleet. All flights a short- or mid- range, because of used aircrafts, for long-distance flights, I think even low-cost companies will use more comfortable planes.
Yes and it’s good
2) What matters for you more: price or comfort?
I like comfort but in my situation the price take more matter.
3) Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
I think positive
2. Of course that it is better to have comfortable place but when flight is short I prefer to pay less money because it is not so hard to stand some inconvenices.
3. It depends because sometimes I used a low-cost airlines and their flight was a bit not comfortable because of not enough place for my legs but sometimes everything was fine. I think that it depends on a plane or a airlines.
Also concurrency between companies make proposition better for final consumer. So LLC, can change the whole industry.
Yes. They're great when you have a short flight, and you can save a lot of money on them. They're a "life-savers" sometime, when you can fly very far away for a nice price.
2) What matters for you more: price or comfort?
It depends. When it's a long flight I need a lot of comfort. But when it's a flight which takes 2-3 hours I don't need that much comfort. I can save some money and spend it elsewhere.
3) Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
I think positive. Cheap flights make people see the other world, which they normally couldn't see. Also, they can visit their families for a low price.
Yes, very often. Sometimes it's cheaper than traveling in other way.
2) What matters for you more: price or comfort?
I think that now, in my student live i will choose price. What's more, if my flight take two or three hours it's not so hard to spend time in less comfortable places.
3) Are cheap flights connected with negative or positive experiences?
I have really positive experiences. I'm often travel with Ryanairs and i had not bad situations with them.
I have no negative experiences caused by cheap flights.