The LCCs were experimenting with all means of reducing cost and increasing operational efficiency and it helped the industry as a whole. Many of the established practices in flight operations were challenged by these operators. In an effort to reduce the cost of sales, they established booking engines on their websites to overcome the dependency on GDS systems. This opened the inventory of flights and other services to the public and the emerging tech-savvy generation enjoyed the freedom of making their bookings on their own laptops.
By making meal service optional, for those who prefer to purchase their meals on board the flight, the ground time of the aircraft in loading and unloading meal trays was reduced. This led to very short turnaround time and brought down the airport cost and improved aircraft utilization. Another innovation was to try to develop less used airports instead of clamouring for flight slots at the busy airports. This step reduced the cost for parking charges, congestions problems and also made the trip to the airport shorter for many passengers. They appreciated this move and began boarding flights from airports closer home.
By making meal service optional, for those who prefer to purchase their meals on board the flight, the ground time of the aircraft in loading and unloading meal trays was reduced. This led to very short turnaround time and brought down the airport cost and improved aircraft utilization. Another innovation was to try to develop less used airports instead of clamouring for flight slots at the busy airports. This step reduced the cost for parking charges, congestions problems and also made the trip to the airport shorter for many passengers. They appreciated this move and began boarding flights from airports closer home.
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