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Bare-Bones Economy Seats May Be Coming to International Flights on American Airlines
By Hugo Martin/ Business/ Los Angeles Times/ latimes.com
"Some low-cost foreign carriers are offering fares to Europe that sound too good to be true.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is advertising one-way tickets as low as $89, while Reykjavik-based Wow Air has flights starting at $69. For the most part, such fares are for bare-bones tickets and are limited to certain off-peak days. Checked bags, food and other essentials will cost extra.
Still, such offers have forced at least one U.S. airline to consider matching the foreign carriers.
Don Casey, senior vice president for revenue management at American Airlines, told an audience at an aviation summit this week that American Airlines is considering offering a bare-bones, no-frills ticket on certain international flights...."
Low-cost Norwegian Air Shuttles line on the tarmac at Arlanda airport in Stockholm. Pressure from the airline may force American Airlines to add basic economy seats to international flights. (Johan Nilsson / AFP / Getty Images)
Richard
By Hugo Martin/ Business/ Los Angeles Times/ latimes.com
"Some low-cost foreign carriers are offering fares to Europe that sound too good to be true.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is advertising one-way tickets as low as $89, while Reykjavik-based Wow Air has flights starting at $69. For the most part, such fares are for bare-bones tickets and are limited to certain off-peak days. Checked bags, food and other essentials will cost extra.
Still, such offers have forced at least one U.S. airline to consider matching the foreign carriers.
Don Casey, senior vice president for revenue management at American Airlines, told an audience at an aviation summit this week that American Airlines is considering offering a bare-bones, no-frills ticket on certain international flights...."
Low-cost Norwegian Air Shuttles line on the tarmac at Arlanda airport in Stockholm. Pressure from the airline may force American Airlines to add basic economy seats to international flights. (Johan Nilsson / AFP / Getty Images)
Richard