The Airline Industry's Fuel Gap: Which Brands Save Money, Which Don't
When stacked up next to one another, the airlines' choices on efficiency make the worst performers look like really bad businesses.
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The Favorite New Hidden Fee of Low-Cost Airlines
Customers are sure to complain about these new fees, but if they want the low fares these companies offer, they have to play the game.
Allegiant employees have a shot at playing flight attendant in preparation for strike
Although the FAA approved employee training, passengers may feel frightened to find out that their usual flight attendants have been replaced with check-in staff and baggage carriers.
How Allegiant Air plans to grow one underserved market at a time
The model carried out by Alaska Air seems to be a good one to mimic for smaller lines, especially in contrast to more flashy entrants such as Virgin America.
How Allegiant Air turned a profit for 39 consecutive quarters
Controversial and fee-happy, Allegiant undoubtedly does things differently, is nimble and successful.
Ancillary fees boost Allegiant Air’s earnings despite drop in airfare and passengers
Route additions, vacation packages, and lower fuel costs also boosted earnings, but it was fees for carry-on bags and seat election, which averages $37.05 per passenger, that compensated for Allegiant’s drop in load factor.
Allegiant Airlines wants to experiment with variable ticket pricing based on fuel prices
Too many hurdles to get this implemented, least of which is getting regulators to agree to it. Related, it could open up space for some new pricing startups, similar to Autoslash, though that didn't sit well with competitors.