[justme]

I agree the term "low cost" carrier (LCC) has somewhat lost it's original meaning, but you still can't say that SW, JB, AT, Spirt, Ryan, (former Song and Ted) and the like are in the same class as DL/NW, CO, AA, UA, AF, LH etc. True, all airlines are doing their level best to keep prices at a minimum in order to compete in the same markets, but when you but a ticket on a LCC for $59, don't expect the same kind of service you would get on a non-LCC for the same flight. On that same note, don't expect to get a ticket on a non-LCC for the same price as the LCC's are selling them for. You said Spirit comes the closest to a "true" LCC because the cost of the ticket covers only the cost of transportation, and if you want a better seat such as an exit row, bulkhead or whatever, you have to pay more. How is this any different than any other airline? What are you getting for the price of your ticket other than transport from A to B? And certainly you have to pay more on every airline if you want a "better" seat! SW is general admission based on how much you paid for your ticket! And speaking of SW, what does an airlines "timetable" have to do with being a LCC? Are you saying SW never has late departures or arrivals? If you are, you are mistaken. And what does attitudes have to do with being a LCC? IMO, it doesn't.