Says Legacies May Soon Disappear As Budget Carriers Reap
Benefits
Some industry analysts and armchair pundits predict the current
spike in fuel prices -- and resulting cutbacks in airline capacity,
along with ever-climbing air fares -- may prove to have one
unintended benefit for US carriers, and some travelers. Those
persons predict that as fares climb, fewer "budget" flyers will
fill the planes, resulting in lower passenger numbers for legacy
carriers... but also a return to profitability, and possibly the
return of some onboard amenities and service that had disappeared
in the wake of cut-rate fares.