bambbbam2
Active Member
- Joined
- Feb 13, 2005
- Posts
- 857
From:
Airline ticket: $10; pillow: $15 - Los Angeles Times
"How low can airfares go?
Try $10 for a one-way ticket from Burbank to Columbus, Ohio. Or $9 from Los Angeles International Airport to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Better yet, there is a 1-cent fare for flights from LAX to Guatemala.
Yes, those are actual fares offered by a new generation of carriers that are redefining budget travel by taking "low-cost, no-frills" service to new heights.
Such as $15 for a pillow. Or two bucks for water. Don't want a middle seat? You can pay $10 and you can jump ahead of the line to board a Skybus Airlines plane.
And the flight attendants are paid partly on commission based on in-flight sales.
"It's the extreme example of a la carte flying," said Michael Boyd, an airline industry consultant."
Airline ticket: $10; pillow: $15 - Los Angeles Times
"How low can airfares go?
Try $10 for a one-way ticket from Burbank to Columbus, Ohio. Or $9 from Los Angeles International Airport to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Better yet, there is a 1-cent fare for flights from LAX to Guatemala.
Yes, those are actual fares offered by a new generation of carriers that are redefining budget travel by taking "low-cost, no-frills" service to new heights.
Such as $15 for a pillow. Or two bucks for water. Don't want a middle seat? You can pay $10 and you can jump ahead of the line to board a Skybus Airlines plane.
And the flight attendants are paid partly on commission based on in-flight sales.
"It's the extreme example of a la carte flying," said Michael Boyd, an airline industry consultant."