Advantages of a Small Pond
I live in a tourist area that enjoyed a nice increase in visitors this year. It cannot be a complete coincidence that a bargain airline had just recently moved into the market.
I was a bit surprised when the CEO of the airline actually took credit for the increase. I was not surprised when people in the local media were very generous with their choice of words when they put his comments in perspective.
I have been on four flights with this airline and I have a few more booked. I had one very frustrating delay. The departure gate was become like the set of a reality show. In the end he left very late, but not late enough to mess up my connections. The savings over the major airline are so huge that I am happy that 75% of my flights left on time. If there were two low cost airlines flying the routes that are important to me, then it would be a different story.
