how no frills and low cost domestic airlines has contributed to the growth of avaition in the country?

Answer 1

Southwest airlines is the perfect example of this. Southwest is Boeing Aircraft's largest customer purchasing the 737. They have nearly 1000 of these planes. Not having assigned seats also helps. Many people don't fly because they believe that it is too expensive. Now that such low-fare carriers as Southwest and Alleigent Airlines are making fares under 100 dollars, then more people will fly.

Answer 2

Low Cost carriers have been both great, and bad for our country.

On one hand, airlines like Southwest have driven prices from other airlines down so almost anyone can fly. The average price of plane ticket was more in 1967 then it is now.. can you believe that? When you conisder the value of the dollar was roughly 10 times then what it is now, that means flying was 10 times more expensive in the 60s then it is now. Back then, only the rich flew, and other people flew maybe once a year if they really had to.

The airlines set prices at very high fares, and they still made good money even with alot less people flying. Low cost carries have forced the big boys to cut there fares. So now almost anyone can fly any airline they want to.

However, it has hurt the airlines profits overall, and hurt our economey in some ways. Because airline employees have very unstable jobs, and frequently entire airlines will go under.

Overall though, low cost carriers are a great thing for the american public.

Answer 3

High cost airlines means very few people fly and people don't think about flying.

If the price goes down, then more people fly and people plan on flying. Even if low price tickets aren't available then people will still fly.

The increased competition has meant the other airlines have had to improve efficiency and reduce costs.