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Originally Posted by flappist
OK I will rephrase that.
It never used to happen with QANTAS when there was no JetStar or Virgin. I have been on several flights where I was the only passenger.
With the new age of discounted aviation costs must be cut so instead of extremely well maintained aircraft commanded by old men with tens of thosuands of hours and cabin crew consisting of little old ladies (and men) who have been doing the job since the Wright brothers we now have aircraft constantly hovering around MEL, commanded by much lower time pilots and cabin crews that are chosen by the size of their boobs. (One of my mates drives for VB and the record for him is 3 Zoo and 2 Picture girls in the one sector, they look GREAT but are very ordinary at the job).
All the good stuff costs money and the money comes from freight (both self loading and boxes) so when the income is lowered everything else suffers.
When it was $699.50 return from Sydney to Melbourne the plane were always reliable, now it is $69.95 you get what you pay for.....
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I think you will find that the A/C are just as well maintained as they always have been, if not better. I know exactly what maintenance goes into keeping a leading airline flying.
As i type this i am sitting in the hangar of one of Australia's leading airlines while a week long check on one of our A/C is being wrapped up. Let me just say that the work that happens is phenonminal. Every part of the A/C is gone over, every system checked and every defect, no matter how minor is fixed.
Also, as with everything new people are always coming on board. There is just as many "old men with tens of thosuands of hours" flying around as always, but with so many more flights flying these days we have had to find pilots somewhere, and every pilot was a first time flyer once.
Finally, "When it was $699.50 return from Sydney to Melbourne the plane were always reliable, now it is $69.95 you get what you pay for....". Im sure if you look around you will still find expensive fairs SYD to MEL, and the A/C will be reliable yes, and they may even fly while not being as full as cheaper flights are required to be. This is because profit margins are higher, so they can afford to fly with fewer people. A seat on a $69.95 will put you on an equally as reliable A/C, it just takes more people to book on that flight to make it a viable option.
Edit: To those people who constatly whinge about A/C delays, have you ever thought that the reason for the delay is because an engineer is fixing a problem? We could get your A/C out on time, but it wouldnt be safe to fly on, and personally iwould prefer to be 2 hours late then never arrive.