Hace unos años, gran parte de las grandes aerolineas de Estados Unidos trataron, a su manera de copiar a Southwest: Continental Lite, Delta Express, Metrojet, Shuttle by United, were the names chosen. Today, only remaining in a few planes that have not been repainted, or "rest" in the Arizona desert waiting to be scrapped.
However, after 11-S, and the growing success of Jetbiue, some have dared to try again. Thus, Delta launched Song, and United, Ted. It is said that Herb Kelleher, founder of the company, his friends used to tell a joke in one word: Metrojet. Today, they are the same employees of United, many of them owners of the airline, which have their own joke: "Ted: United without you and me (United Without U 'n I). "
are the main low-cost carriers in the United States
However, it seems that the new generation of low cost airline subsidiaries of large, focused on tourist destinations in the U.S. , after 11-S attacks and the economic debacle, have managed to start getting your site on the market, though still far away, and not only for its newly created to announce 31 years of consecutive profits as did Southwest, which began operations in 1971.
reasonably good results for a company that offers rates of return and whose food service on board is peanuts, pretzels and the like and soft drinks (alcoholic beverages such as beer or wine is charged separately). According to Southwest. In 2003, its aircraft were served 52.6 million cans of drinking alcoholic beverages 8.7 million, 3 million bags of pretzels, 85 million bags of peanuts and 31.7 million bags of other snacks.
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It's funny how most low cost airlines in Europe, both presumed to copy Southwest, however, have opted mostly collect all kinds of drinks and snacks to its passengers. Of course, one of the largest cost low quickly discovered that it was more expensive to keep accounts of snacks and beverages sold to pay the catering service and offer it free to passengers.
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