Allegiant Air's mechanical failures on 3 planes delay 662 Hawaii-bound passengers

[Ameriagle]

How about all the "return to fields" that happen a lot more often than at other airlines? :erm:

Other airlines operate with frequency or interline agreements that allow them to accommodate passengers when an airplane breaks. That is a luxury G4 does not have! Air returns are often dictated by the logistics of accommodating passengers down line, something "other airlines" don't necessarily have to consider. But you already knew that!

 

[wscrj]

http://www.fool.com/investing/gener...elays-at-allegiant-will-help-competitors.aspx

But hey, the stock is up almost 2%....

 

[Noodles]

That's how all the management gets paid, by keeping the stock price so high. Seems overinflated to me.....

 

[BEECH-SLAPPED]

http://www.fool.com/investing/gener...elays-at-allegiant-will-help-competitors.aspx

But hey, the stock is up almost 2%....

If that article were true, we would have been out of business years ago. Bottom line, leisure travelers go for the cheapest ticket irrespective of the service attached. They also have very short memories. Alaska started service out of BLI to HI as soon as we announced it. They also have said they plan to service PAE if and when Allegiant decides to do so. So riddle me this: If passengers are willing to go out of their way for the superior Alaska Airlines service, why would you feel the need to defend the market against AAY?

 

[wscrj]

Allegiant Air's mechanical failures on 3 planes delay 662 Hawaii-bound passenge

Oh, it's no riddle, just a little turf defense.

I agree with you. There will always be a passenger component that puts price above all else. They will get what they pay for, and sometimes less. Same for everyone.

Oh, and the Motly Fool is just that.

See you in PAE some day.

 

[BEECH-SLAPPED]

We seem to be coexisting in BLI, hopefully PAE too.

 

[nordo_2]

http://www.fool.com/investing/gener...elays-at-allegiant-will-help-competitors.aspx

But hey, the stock is up almost 2%....

Carnival is still in business.

 

[climbhappy]

G4 has the numbers to prove this theory so far. Pax complain about bad service. Have never been willing to pay for it, in any sizeable amount. Infrequent customers have very short memories. The majority of casual flyers commoditize aviation, a kin to purchasing gasoline. Coming up on the first page of the Internet search, using price as the ultimate driver has worked so far.

Will see.

i always laugh when a friend wil say, "hey gas is five cents cheaper at xyz station 25 miles across town...."

 

[metroplex]

And an article in the Las Vegas Sun shows a photo gallery of Allegiants new Airbus, already with 3 MEL stickers .......hahaha

 

[jonjuan]

i always laugh when a friend wil say, "hey gas is five cents cheaper at xyz station 25 miles across town...."

Sounds like you hang out with some real winners.

 

[BuckMurdock1]

[/QUOTE]And an article in the Las Vegas Sun shows a photo gallery of Allegiants new Airbus, already with 3 MEL stickers .......hahaha[/QUOTE]
Holy crap! That's a lot of seats!! I guess anyone over 4'10" tall will be having a not-so-pleasant ride (and the people in front of them will be treated to a free 'shiatsu' massage). I have no doubt that they'll be filling EVERY seat, too; demand from cheap pax will never wane.

 

[airplane wizard]

Carnival is still in business.

Wasn't there a Carnival Airlines at one time??

 

[CA1900]

Wasn't there a Carnival Airlines at one time??

Indeed there was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Airlines

 

[WSurf]

Hmmm, I just got a email from them with a big Hawaii sale, lol. $149.00 bucks to fly a rickity 757 for six hrs overwater. I think I will take HAL.

What I don't understand is Hawaii isn't cheap at all! Unless I missed something and its a budget type vaction now. And if you've got the money to vaction there well then you'd have the money to fly on a much larger carrier and airline cost shouldn't be much of a factor. While there 757 are some of the newer ones, my buddy that flies for them says the seats don't recline. OUCH

 

[WSurf]

Indeed there was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Airlines

I believed they even landed at the wrong airport in FL didn't they???