Assessing Q3 performance from the European LCCs
Ryanair reported bumper profits of €1.4 billion for its September quarter yesterday. How well did its results stack up against the other European low-cost airlines?
Norwegian shuts down its long-haul operations. What went wrong?
Norwegian is shutting down its long-haul operations and will now focus only on short-haul. At the peak, they flew more seats to New York than British Airways. What went wrong?
Low-cost long-haul: Is it dead or has its time finally come?
The low-cost business model has been all conquering in short-haul markets, but few have tried to make a go of it in long-haul. With the pandemic triggering high profile failures like Norwegian, is the idea dead, or has its time finally come?