http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/04/30/allegiant-gets-no-respect/ The Daily Airline News by Jared Blank Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:52:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/04/30/allegiant-gets-no-respect/#comment-2557 onlinetravelreview Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:52:11 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/04/30/allegiant-gets-no-respect/#comment-2557 The lowered business travel fares haven't helped, but the planes are full. Transcon biz fares have dropped significantly over the past couple of years, so that hasn't helped. But there are simply more lowfare carriers flying more routes that overlap with the network carriers. Because of that, there's little power to raise fares where they need to be (although fares are up this year). The lowered business travel fares haven’t helped, but the planes are full. Transcon biz fares have dropped significantly over the past couple of years, so that hasn’t helped. But there are simply more lowfare carriers flying more routes that overlap with the network carriers. Because of that, there’s little power to raise fares where they need to be (although fares are up this year).

]]> http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/04/30/allegiant-gets-no-respect/#comment-2556 charlie Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:48:28 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/04/30/allegiant-gets-no-respect/#comment-2556 I wonder how much of the "pricing" problem for the network carriers is actually a drop in business travel. Last ten years have seen a structural shift in business travel (more business people buying discount fares), but perhaps with this must talked-about "slowdown" were are seeing a larger decline in all sorts of business travel (and in particular full-fare tickets) I wonder how much of the “pricing” problem for the network carriers is actually a drop in business travel. Last ten years have seen a structural shift in business travel (more business people buying discount fares), but perhaps with this must talked-about “slowdown” were are seeing a larger decline in all sorts of business travel (and in particular full-fare tickets)

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