In a message dated 9/13/03 2:44:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, gjmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Labour costs a misconception eh? Gee, I like reading the funnies on a > Saturday morning. LCCs cut costs across the board, that's true but the two > biggest cost centres of any airline, be they full service or low cost, are > labour and equipment (aircraft). It ain't rocket science. I was saying that making the comparison with WN, or other low fare carriers that keep their costs low in other ways is a misconception. While it maybe different in the DJ-QF comparison, US low fare carriers generally pay their labor comparable rates. Alireza Rare fan of line saying I am a fan of people who have a complete bias because of who their employer is making fair comparisons (like the late great Chick Hearn always did)