I assume you'd be allowed a small bag of carry on (with a laptop/book/whatever in it), just not a 'maximum allowable size suitcase with everything you need', specifically to avoid paying the checked baggage fee.
The people have spoken, and they like cheap as shit tickets in cattle class with no extras. And it's easy to see why - I'd pay maybe 10% more for an experience you describe, but it wouldn't be 10%, it'd be at least 200% more, probably significantly higher than that.
Maybe when I'm older and a 12 hour flight in economy becomes really unpleasant instead of just an inconvenience.
I would assume this would cater to individuals with some amount of discretionary spending (like those who don't mind using uber, instead of a significantly cheaper public transit option), but aren't quite ready to pay for 1st class.
Doing an even more bareboned airline is just a race to the bottom. Eventually you'll end up with like MAC flights in a C130 sitting in a jumpseat.
You mean something like Eos, Silverjet, Maxjet and no doubt a half dozen other bankrupt companies? It's not like no one has had that idea before. It' been tried, again and again, and no one has made it work. Now obviously that's not saying you can't make it work, but so far the track record of everybody who has tried isn't that great.
I actually sort of like the membership idea, that makes the rest really easy and invalidates the need for a "rewards program" Just always provide good service.
I flew economy from London to Mumbai with as much booze as I could handle, both directions. There was some sort of ban on serving alcohol in Indian airspace, but outside of that they were happy to keep giving me tiger beer until I fell asleep.
An exclusive airline that is basically 1st class through out the entire cabin.
* No carry-on suit cases
* Free alcohol
* Free meals on all flights
Membership required, and can be revoked by:
* Talking on your cell phone
* Not following crew member instructions
* Trying to prevent the person infront of you from reclining
* Trying to jump the line and board when your row isn't called
* Not being able to actually lift 40lbs but requesting an exit row seat anyway
* Trying to smash your carry on into an already full overhead bin
* Listening to music loudly etc.