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Jetstar pioneered long-haul low-cost operations. rob finlayson
Low-cost long-haul
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Detractors may yet be proved wrong
There are no arguments that budget flying is now part and parcel of Asia’s airline arena. Some 50 low-cost carriers (LCCs), a few of them now larger in terms of fleet and network than their veteran full-service counterparts, says it all. But the jury, according to many analysts, remains out on the subject of long-haul low-cost.
Detractors point to the failed Hong Kong Oasis and AirAsia X’s withdrawal from Europe as clear evidence that operating the no-frills model across vast distances is a hurdle too far.
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