Is it possible to run low-cost airlines in this game?

[tacsniper]

Can this game simulate low cost airlines like Southwest, WestJet, Ryanair, Air Asia etc. with items like...
- more ground crew to reduce turn around time;
- seats with no screens;
- pay-per-use in flight services?

[Curse]

No.

[swiftus27]

Can this game simulate low cost airlines like Southwest, WestJet, Ryanair, Air Asia etc. with items like...
- more ground crew to reduce turn around time;
- seats with no screens;
- pay-per-use in flight services?

Joking:  You havent played too much in the 5+ years you've been a member?

  Lots of these ideas are in the feature request but haven't or aren't going to be implemented

[tcrlaf]

In today's "Real World", there really is no such thing as a "low-cost Carrier", anymore. Not even Southwest...

Even the "discounters" like Spirit and Allegiant push yields with baggage fees and ala-carte costs, like $10 for a carry-on, so that all fares are basically equal, in the end.

[Cardinal]

All that said, it is possible to run a low-fare carrier and be successful if:

You can get fuel-efficient planes at bargain-basement prices or really good lease rates;
You fly the wings off said planes, to maximize utilization of expensive assets and minimize flight crew costs;
You keep said bargain planes well-maintained to minimize cancellations.

I have been very successful with the low-fare concept in the current GW#1. I even managed to stimulate demand on routes that otherwise couldn't fill a single daily 120-seater. The so-called "Southwest Effect" actually works to some degree.

[Troxartas86]

You can certainly build up a large fleet of cheap but effective aircraft and cram in HD seating for short-medium hall domestic flights somewhere for a really nice profit margin but discount prices don't really help you all that much. The pax can be pretty fickle in their choices even if you are providing cheaper and more frequent flights than your competitors.

In some respects we are all operating bare bones airlines anyway lacking any sort of ancillary revenue. The only way to pick up extra cash is to try and sell some premium seating. I imagine it's rather complicated for Sami to try and code in various amenities, the costs involved and what effect they might have on passenger preferences.