Random Fact

Half of the airlines I’ve purchased an e-ticket from have either closed or gone bankrupt. It’s something that cross my mind as I was sorting my old emails out and saw the ticket confirmations. I guess it’s not a surprise that the airlines business is in tough position a few years back. As a budget traveler, I tend to pick the most economical flights. But with those cheap prices, they just don’t have enough passengers to cover the operational costs, especially with the soaring gas prices earlier. But then, isn’t the fuel surcharge suppose to leverage that? My latest ticket to Japan has a fuel surcharge which is almost equivalent to the price of the base ticket. ;_;

Anyways, the dead airlines are:
Harmony Airways
JetsGo
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines
I’m lucky that none of these closures affected me. Oasis actually ceased operations just a bit over two months after my return flight. I had intended to delay my flight a bit during that trip but was denied because my ticket did not have that option. Either way, I wouldn’t have extended my stay by two months but it would have been even closer.

On the other hand, the ones still alive are:
Air Canada – I really don’t see this dying or traveling for Canadians might get very problematic.
Westjet – Last I heard, they are still doing fairly well.
Southwest Airlines – I haven’t pay attention to this company since I left US.

Posted in Real Life
Tagged as airlines, bankrupt, closed