Flair Airlines vs JetlinesFlair Airlines will never be a ULCC (Ultra Low Cost Carrier), there entire business model does not support such a claim. Flair will never be able to achieve the cost per seat mile Jetlines has achieved, which is lower than ALL other carriers in North America...How? Every aspect of the Jetlines buildout has been taken into account from top management salaries right down to the cost of office supplies. The whole buildout is lean and efficient and UNION free. Flair is unionized:
From website https://www.unifor2002.org/About-Us/Who-We-Are:
Flair Pilots belong to the Unifor 2002 union
(Kelowna) - Flair Airlines Ltd. is a privately owned Canadian charter airline based in Kelowna, British Columbia. Members are employed as Pilots supplying large aircraft contracts and ad hoc charter services.
Jetlines will begin operations with non unionized Pilots and Stewarts and will outsource grounds crews thus lowering their per seat costs....Flair can not state the same.
So what category does Flair Airlines fall into? Not ULCC but LCC (Low Cost Carrier) around 35-40% discounts compared to a ULCC which see's 40% plus discounts from their LEGACY counterparts. Flair also uses smaller aircraft with less passenger loads thus resulting in lower profits.
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