Should the terrible Madrid’s air crash make you renounce to use a Low Cost?
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First of all i want to express to the relatives of victims of the terrible air crash happened at Madrid Barajas our most sincere condolences, death is always a devastating event, and when many people that were going to enjoy their deserved holiday die, the impression is even stronger.
But the consideration that I want to do about this terrible incident is another: I heard from different sources that to be under indictment are the low cost airlines that can not guarantee the safety level of traditional airlines and thus one should avoid to travel with these companies.
I’m not sure that this is a fully right idea.
It’s true that in some cases it would be better to avoid a low cost, for example, if you make long journeys, or if you must carry animals. But airlines that offer dirt cheap airline tickets must follow the same standards of safety and maintenance of other companies.
Certainly, they have to save money in order to be able to offer tickets at low prices, but the savings should come from cutting some comforts on board and from enhancing the personnel costs, not by cutting maintenance. This is true whether the airline is in good shape from a financial point of view.
Unfortunately, this incident tells us that the company involved was not so financially good began to make cuts to staff and probably was responsible for the violation of some safety rules.
This terrible accident has taught us one thing: if you want to save on airline tickets, in addition to the usual advice that you have to keep in mind: book in advance, check on the web and so on, from today onwards, first, you must ensure, perhaps reading the newspapers and economic news, that the airline you have chosen is in a time of economic difficulty, and therefore may not be very safe. Of course, this conduct should be the duty of organs that regulate air transport, to check that each airline meets safety standards, but, unfortunately, this does not always happen, and, sadly, maybe the customers will have to think even about this side of air travel, if they want to take-off with greater security.
These are my thoughts after the terrible accident in Madrid.