@ Adler: You are corect: they mostly care about getting you where you want to go in one flight. Do the 'big' carriers do? Usually not. They care about getting your money, and then fly your around the country all over the place, except where you need to be. The modus operandi of these price fighters is interesting because they challenge the status quo of the 'big' airlines.

Simple examples:

* Up to half the load of planes is taken up by luggage. Why not stimulate customers to pack light by charging them per checked item or by weigh? It saves fuel cost when a lighter plane moves around

* On regular flights you're not supposed to bring food or drink because you are served. Yeah rught, that was in the old days. Nowadays, you are supposed to be happy with a cup of water and four little pretzels. Why not let customers bring their own snacks? Saves in flight personel and again weight, because people will bring what they want, and the plane does not need to bring a whole variety of stuff that's not used.

I am not a fan of all measures the price fighters impose on their customers. And I am not sure if their way of working is not going to lead to a complete race to the bottom. However, I do like that they challenge the status quo of the 'big airlines', who are very much stuck in a way of dong things that is way out of time.