What it's like working on a budget airline

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[usbglitch]

i remember the first time i took a "valuair" flight which is essentially jetstar about 19 years ago in 2005. a couple of family members asked me, why i risked my life taking such a "budget" airline. i told them there's no difference in the plane itself, only difference is in service. besides i don't need in-flight entertainment (which was mostly gag videos on overhead screen back then) and i don't like airplane foods. why should i pay for things i don't use for short haul flights. the airport itself is more important than the plane for a short haul flight because you are likely to spend more time in the airport than the plane.

[c_cma]

Respect! Hello from Bucharest, Romania - a huge underrated city in Europe:)

[arsenal_]

Bottom line is don't expect any meals to be provided on budget airlines unless you pay for them. Was taking scoot pre covid and ordered a meal online, an auntie passenger beside me actually ask if she got a meal and was turned down flat.

[cee_el]

I flew scoot from mnl to syd back at the end of 2019. I don’t mind paying for food and water but the issue was, they didn’t take any currency other than local currency in cash and no card. I was dehydrated from running but had nothing but my saliva for over 8 hours. Felt like dying honestly

[JSJE]

Like them or not. I'm all for options. More options, better for consumer.

[avradeep]

But I did not know that budget airline meant lights in the cabin and aircon was also shut off when the airplane was on grounded. It was news for me.

[kengleetan]

If Scoot was not low safety, then why did one flight on the way to back, lost one wheel nose wheel?
Lucky that flight could have landed....safely!😆

[Ccb]

Shouldn't it be 'working for' rather 'working on'? Unless one means that one is 'working on' a budget airline as a work/school task, rather than as an employer.

[kurthandrews]

There’s a guy at the managing desk at the airport. Won’t mention names. Such a PoS.

[jeffreysetapak]

Salary is low and the work sucks. The pilot always harass me. 😁😁😁😁

[hamishabdul]

michelin chicken rice or food court chicken rice…both don’t place me 36, 000 feet in the air. nice try on an analogy but the low cost pilot just provided a low cost analogy.

[kevinforexx]

Human right to claim meal in budget airline? What ignorance

[paparoti]

More like promoting after church incident over the weekend