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Skybus - $10 Fares Great for Customers, but What About Profitability? PDF Print E-mail
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SkybusIf you follow aviation or travel news, you've probably heard of Skybus; the new low-fare airline operating out of Columbus, OH and offering $10 seats to at least ten passengers on every flight. It's not a low-frills airline; it's a no-frills airline. Modelled after the successful Ryanair in Europe, Skybus offers ultra-low ticket prices, and everything else at a la carte prices. There's no assigned seating, but if you want to board early , it's $10 extra. Want a soda? $2.

Background

Skybus currently flies from its Columbus hub to Burbank, San Diego, Kansas City, Oakland, Bellingham, WA, Richmond, Greensboro, St. Augustine, FL, Ft. Lauderdale, Chicopee, MA, and Portsmouth, NH. Their business model is designed to save money in airport nfrastructure costs, and as a result Skybus doesn't allow connections, doesn't use jet bridges, and flies to smaler airports outside metropolitan areas where airport fees are minimal.

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