Evaluate To what extent have the "no frills" airlines coped better in the decline of the airline industry following the events on September 11th and explain what could have led to their continued success. Introduction. The decline of the air industry was evident even before the events of September 11th. The global economic slowdown had left airlines suffering from excess capacity as passenger numbers, especially lucrative business travellers, dropped. In particular, the US downturn affected …
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…as their adaptive corporate culture and low cost nature allowed them to turn the opportunity of others downfall into their strength as they flooded the market with low cost flights and increased market shares. It seems the future of air travel in will be in Europe with the "no frills" companies such as Ryanair and Easyjet however when we are flying on business, we will "fly the flag" and go with airlines like British Airways.