Informative And Surprising Essay
The Informative and Surprising Essay:
Low-Fare Airlines Are Bad Business for Air Travelers
Javier Lopez
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Author Note
English 123, English Composition
Submitted to Professor Linda Silva
November 16th, 2014
The Informative and Surprising Essay:
Low-Fare Airlines Are Bad Business for Air Travelers
At the newsstand, an aviation magazine headline read “Airbus A380 the Future of Aviation.” Although, from a forgotten source, it was a bold statement to which curiosity arose. For several years now the big bird is been soaring the skies. The Airbus Company, which claims to have delivered 144 out of the 318 units ordered, is expecting to gain customers, to which they are offering a 15% discount; …show more content…
The concept breaks operational cost to its minimum expenses and then divides it equally among the number of passengers they will carry aboard. Bravo to the concept, because it allows air travelers to find flights and pay less for an air fare, that in times of harsh economy are hard to find. People doesn’t pay for extra luggage they are not carrying, neither have they to pay for a lousy meal that often times doesn’t arouse their appetite. All in all, the consumer pays for a bare fare and the airline provides a service at a price most can’t …show more content…
An A380 has a length span of 2/3 an American football field (about 80 yards). It has a wingspan longer than its length (87 yards). And it has a capacity of up to 853 passengers of a same low-fare class. If companies can get a discount for the aircraft and the calculation from Airbus is true, that an A380 can increase profitability by a 50%, the odds are beaten. The old traditional airlines that do provide complementary meals to their clients and still provide customer quality may not last. Hence, the ad was true; an airbus 380 could be the future of aviation. Perhaps, next time your visit to the restroom at 35,000 ft will have an extra
Low-Fare Airlines Are Bad Business for Air Travelers
Javier Lopez
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Author Note
English 123, English Composition
Submitted to Professor Linda Silva
November 16th, 2014
The Informative and Surprising Essay:
Low-Fare Airlines Are Bad Business for Air Travelers
At the newsstand, an aviation magazine headline read “Airbus A380 the Future of Aviation.” Although, from a forgotten source, it was a bold statement to which curiosity arose. For several years now the big bird is been soaring the skies. The Airbus Company, which claims to have delivered 144 out of the 318 units ordered, is expecting to gain customers, to which they are offering a 15% discount; …show more content…
The concept breaks operational cost to its minimum expenses and then divides it equally among the number of passengers they will carry aboard. Bravo to the concept, because it allows air travelers to find flights and pay less for an air fare, that in times of harsh economy are hard to find. People doesn’t pay for extra luggage they are not carrying, neither have they to pay for a lousy meal that often times doesn’t arouse their appetite. All in all, the consumer pays for a bare fare and the airline provides a service at a price most can’t …show more content…
An A380 has a length span of 2/3 an American football field (about 80 yards). It has a wingspan longer than its length (87 yards). And it has a capacity of up to 853 passengers of a same low-fare class. If companies can get a discount for the aircraft and the calculation from Airbus is true, that an A380 can increase profitability by a 50%, the odds are beaten. The old traditional airlines that do provide complementary meals to their clients and still provide customer quality may not last. Hence, the ad was true; an airbus 380 could be the future of aviation. Perhaps, next time your visit to the restroom at 35,000 ft will have an extra