Pandemic Downturn Opens New Doors For Low-Cost Carriers

Ben Goldstein Helen Massy-Beresford December 14, 2020
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737
Southwest was the largest U.S. airline by capacity during the 2020 third quarter.
Credit: Steven M. Keller/Southwest Airlines
The unprecedented commercial aviation downturn caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic will reshape the competitive landscape in air travel for years to come. But for low-cost carriers (LCC) at least, there may be opportunity amid the carnage. While no passenger carrier has been spared the...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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