Skybus Sweet! Like a Bus in the Sky!

It seems that every five years or so there is a splash in the airline market with a whole new low cost carrier. First it was Southwest Airlines, then JetBlue, and now there is Skybus. While I love the fact they are trying to approach the RyanAir/EasyJet no frills and cheap fairs realm, it seems like they closer to the “life lessons” realm. As in, you get what you pay for.

Their fares are ridiculously cheap if you know you want to travel six months ahead of time. They’re also perfect if Columbus, Ohio is your destination. There are a 14 starter cities and all of them lead to Columbus (only), which seems a bit strange, but then again I was told never to underestimate the drawing power of, “The Buckeye State.” Wait, no I wasn’t. That’s lame!

So attach the rigid route structure, to the fact you have to pay for each bag you check, to the fact it’s almost entirely self serve, to the fact the prices are only good if you get in first; the airline with the most startup money in history becomes nothing more than a cheap imitation of a real airline. And the real issue lays with the fact it still isn’t that cheap.

I’m sticking with other two airlines I mentioned. SkyBust! Zinggggg!

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