Comments on: Bargain Basement Airlines Offers Seats for 9 Bucks

By: jbellies

jbellies — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:06:43 +0000

Europe has had Ryanair and similar for ages. I’ve had 2 hour flights paying 1 pound sterling plus taxes (one way). In Canada it would not work because airport-related taxes are astronomical. In USA … who knows?

I’ve even travelled on a discount bus line in the UK (Megabus). 1 pound from London to Southampton, assuming that you take the indicated journey. It was a lot slower than the train, but a lot cheaper, too.

By: Glenn E.

Glenn E. — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:54:42 +0000

Hey, it’s Scuttlebutt wing walking. Isn’t that Patrick Duffy for his right leg? (ie South Park)

This photo should have been saved for a caption contest.

By: Glenn E.

Glenn E. — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:50:21 +0000

“This is not an introductory offer — this is for all eternity,”

I wonder if one could pay them with 9 bucks worth of “Forever Stamps”, purchased from last month before the postage rate went up? That would be a booklet of 20, and two more stamps. Isn’t “forever” and “eternity” basically the same thing?

By: Misanthropic Scott

Misanthropic Scott — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:37:54 +0000

#6,

You can get from Newark to NYC fairly easily. I’d be more likely to say that about Pittsburgh.

By: Misanthropic Scott

Misanthropic Scott — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:36:28 +0000

I recently got tix to Belize for $140pp/RT. The airport fees and taxes were much higher than the $30 for the seat. Yes. I did get to sit inside. I had to fly back on Xmas day. But, my wife and I did get to go to Belize for less money than a trip to the local ski slopes for a similar time would have ended up costing.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:18:30 +0000

#13, Bubba,

Ignore what I just wrote in #17, your sitting beside me would assure me of intelligent conversation and a qualified back up pilot on board.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:16:07 +0000

#12, Ah Yea,

And hopefully, I’ll have a gas problem. A bad gas problem

By: derspankster

derspankster — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:55:52 +0000

EDIT: That should have been “Total cost for the trip…” not “coast” However, at $10 a seat, there could have been some coasting going on to save fuel.

By: derspankster

derspankster — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:52:42 +0000

This startup is by some of the same people that ran Skybus, out of Columbus, Ohio for a little over a year before folding. I flew Skybus quite a bit while they were in operation. Skybus offered $10 seats (each way) and I was actually able to procure a $10 seat on three different round trippers to St. Augustine, FL. from Columbus. Total coast for the trip was about $36 or so total. All in all, Skybus was not an unpleasant flying experience for me at all. In the end, the business model couldn’t survive though. Skybus paid their pilots well below the going rate and threats of unionisation and other cost related issues forced them out of the market.

By: Rider

Rider — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:24:13 +0000

Melbourne is only about 30 minutes from Orlando so that actually is a very hot ticket for 9$.

By: BubbaRay

BubbaRay — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:40:12 +0000

I’m sittin’ with Fusion. That way at least one of us knows how to fly the plane.

By: Ah_Yea

Ah_Yea — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:42:47 +0000

#11 Fusion,

And with your luck, you’d be sitting in the back of the plane.

And with my luck, I’d be in he seat behind you.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:06:26 +0000

I have this mental picture of Alphie flying on one of their flights. Praying out loud. Then calling the pilot a statist moonbat loon. Aaahhhh, yup.

By: Thom

Thom — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:21:37 +0000

#8. Yeah, like we have a choice….uh, can I see the pilots credentials before I fly please? Wait, please don’t taze me ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!

By: Olo Baggins of Bywater

Olo Baggins of Bywater — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:08:37 +0000

RTaylor…either Lansing or SB is WAY better than Newark. Been to the latter a few times, and live between the other two…