Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre...
by yakult on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @05:10AM
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While I agree with your points, I would also add that most of the people who are in the middle in the second, bifurcated market would likely be in the low end or outside the market entirely in the first market, e.g. they won't even be able to afford the meat. So they're not really worse off, the goalpost has moved.
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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre...
by barrkel on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:19AM
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I don't agree at all. Even today, meat from a good butcher is quite affordable. A much bigger part of the cost is physically visiting the butcher, since there's far fewer of them.
It does tie in with two-income families (households are more time-poor) and other changes in the economy, it's not just commoditization.
Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre...
by aembleton on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @09:07AM
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Totally agree. Some of the fares are really cheap these days. For example a return flight from Manchester to Dublin booked two weeks in advance is £20. That's a journey that can only be done by flying for one hour or driving for two followed by a three hour ferry.
Or perhaps even better, a return from Manchester to Nürnberg for ~£30 in 2 hours instead of a 14 hour drive plus ferry. The fuel for that alone (not including the ferry) would cost £170.
I just don't understand the complaints!
Booking a few months in advance I can get a return trip to the otherside of the world (Australia) for under £700 and get there in less than 24 hours. I find that incredibly cheap and would be mindblowing just 20 years ago.