Low-cost airlines carry industry hopes

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Low-cost airlines carry industry hopes

The aviation sector has become a study in contrasts between premium airlines and their low-cost peers. The former have been battered by the global slump in passenger demand, while the latter have been able to benefit from people trading down. Is the economic downturn changing the industry landscape for good?

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