Reply to: Airlines, Airport, Hotels, Airbnb, Holiday Companies - may never fully recover

[MPwannadecentincome]

I'm actually quite positive about the decline of the current stock of airlines and holiday companies.
For too long they've eroded our power as a customer and lowered quality, not prices.
The airlines in particular have created a number of sub-classes or under-classes within the Economy ticket category. The fact that you have to pay extra to upgrade to something resembling a basic level of service (oh, so you want to sit together do you?), and we are powerless to dump these parasites illustrates how much they've screwed us in recent years.

When all of these companies finally burn to the ground, and burn they shall, new companies will rise up that will have to fight harder for our money than ever before. The companies will be in growth mode, so shareholders will not put pressure on costs for quite some time and the the customer will be king once more.

Would be ironic then if RyanAir is one of the few survivors

[ladymuck]

It's actually piss.

FTFY

[CheeseSlice]

I'm actually quite positive about the decline of the current stock of airlines and holiday companies.
For too long they've eroded our power as a customer and lowered quality, not prices.
The airlines in particular have created a number of sub-classes or under-classes within the Economy ticket category. The fact that you have to pay extra to upgrade to something resembling a basic level of service (oh, so you want to sit together do you?), and we are powerless to dump these parasites illustrates how much they've screwed us in recent years.

When all of these companies finally burn to the ground, and burn they shall, new companies will rise up that will have to fight harder for our money than ever before. The companies will be in growth mode, so shareholders will not put pressure on costs for quite some time and the the customer will be king once more.

[Old Greg]

As I live in Wales, I doubt it.

I intend to visit PrawnResort. Every room is coloured gold....

It's actually pus.

[BrilloPad]

You will be disappointed.

As I live in Wales, I doubt it.

I intend to visit PrawnResort. Every room is coloured gold....

[SueEllen]

I think I will visit Swindon for mine...

You will be disappointed.

[BrilloPad]

... if we all travelled to Wales for our summer holidays.

'shut that door open!'

I think I will visit Swindon for mine...

[Whorty]

And why exactly should the government bail out industries that may never recover? They failed to bail out the coal mines for the same reason.

Coal mines used to employ under age kids and treated donkeys atrociously, so who would want to save an industry like that? Airlines have never mistreated donkeys

[BlueSharp]

And why exactly should the government bail out industries that may never recover? They failed to bail out the coal mines for the same reason.

[MPwannadecentincome]

Germanwings doesn't really exist anymore. Lufthansa transferred it Eurowings around 2016 and whilst some flights still use the 4U airline code, the brand isn't used any more. Caused me merry hell with many-to-many matches with EW and 4U both resolving to Eurowings.

Seems the brand was used in germany and I have seen aircraft in full livery at Cologne airport, brand wasn't marketed ever since the fallout from the pilot suicide ... see here about it not being used anymore.

Lufthansa to discontinue Germanwings in sweeping restructuring - Reuters

LH Group now selling off the assets it got when Air Berlin folded.

[SueEllen]

'Who belongs to dis?'

Was in a coffee shop in Cardiff not long ago... I waited for my order 'Your coffee - does it come with sugar?' she asked. I'm like - I don't know, does it? Why are you asking me?!

Not quite English, almost comprehensible, just muddle.

That is English - there are lots of variations as English is a living language.

[scooterscot]

'Who belongs to dis?'

Was in a coffee shop in Cardiff not long ago... I waited for my order 'Your coffee - does it come with sugar?' she asked. I'm like - I don't know, does it? Why are you asking me?!

Not quite English, almost comprehensible, just muddle.

[Old Greg]

An intense COVID19 outbreak could revive the fortunes of the Thistle Hotel Heathrow.

[scooterscot]

It would be good for the planet and good for people....

... if we all travelled to Wales for our summer holidays.

'shut that door open!'

[BrilloPad]

It would be good for the planet and good for people.