Another one that I don't know I could have forgotten. Must be getting old. One that is iffy to call a LCC is Virgin. When they first started out, it was strictly a one-class, low fare operation. David R > On Feb 25, 2004, at 7:02 AM, damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > A few days ago, ATA announced they were hoping to start trans Atlantic > > service. They would be the first low cost carrier across the trans > > Atlanic. Perhaps they should check the history of trans Atlantic > > airline service. > > Icelandic...World ...Laker (late 1970s to 1980s) - ...Trans > > International (1980s) ...International Air Bahama (1960s to 1970s) ... > > On Feb 25, 2004, at 9:38 AM, David W. Levine wrote: > > Add: Tower. > > I agree with all these. There's other airlines, so I'll just add one: > PEOPLExpress > They only flew 747s transatlantic for a few years in the early-mid > 1980s, and I think just to Gatwick and Brussels, but they offered > competitively low-price tickets that enabled a lot of people to travel > that might not have otherwise.