I can not reply to you because you are commenting on things that I didn't write but that you assumed that I wrote.
As an example, you are stating that SN need to put the same J seats as on the A330's and not J seats like Virgin America. That proves that you have not read the post in full because that's exactly what I wrote...
Further you lie, because I did react to Tulip's last comment that was itself the same comment he made 10 days ago and to which I responded with the same reply... no wonder that you are assuming that I'm turning in circles but actually he is.
I can not respond to such comments all the time, so I have to cherry-pick only interesting arguments.
You have commented on A319 luggage volume. That's interesting, let's see:
The A319 can carry 4 LD3-46 containers with 3.5 cubic meter each, or a total of 14 cubic meter.
Let's consider that only 80% of that volume can be used due to solid shape of luggage and resulting empty spaces. That makes 11 cubic meter usable.
Standard luggage 0.8 meter x 0.6 meter x 0.2 meter = 0.096 cubic meter or 114 luggage for 11 cu.meter.
That is 1 luggage per pax + 2 luggage per pax in J for a 108 Pax configuration.
BUT: on top of the 4 x LD3-46, the A319 can carry 7.22 cubic meter of bulk cargo.
Therefore there is enough room for people who need to carry a second luggage because not all will carry 2 luggage and flights do not consistently operate at 100% load factors.
Luggage that does not fit into that volume can be sent with the next flight but it will only be in rare circumstances and it does not at all justify not starting such an operation.
For the example you gave of 19 bags for 5 passengers, it only means that there is 9 bags over the allowed amount, so you only have to hope that the flight is not full or that sufficient pax have only checked one or no bags at all.
Either way, this is an exception because not everyone has 4 arms and 4 legs to carry 4 luggage each, that maybe brought up a few hundred euro of additional revenues.
So what is your point?
The fact that these few hundred euros of additional revenues, or the mere fact that on less than 5% of such flights, less than 5% of the pax ( which brings us down to 5% of 5% or less than 0.25%) may have to come back to the airport at a later date to claim their luggage, is more important than actually serving routes that are not being served today?
Similarily, you mention cargo here and cargo there.
Carrying cargo is so important that starting 25 NEW ROUTES to Africa (particularily routes not operated by A330 because SN can not add enough of them) with A319 and capacity to Africa by more than 150% does not make sense...
Some electrical impulses are jumping 2 or 3 unconnected neurons, I believe.
READ IT WELL BEFORE REPLYING in order to keep this thread at a good level.
Cash-stripped and cash-strapped have totally different meanings, maybe that's why you are feeling offensed.Totally agree. But then, wouldn't it be normal, justified, logic and honnest to wait with conclusions like "SN is a cash-stripped airline
Cash stripped can refer to the fact that it's been stripped of its money and has none left, but cash-strapped which is a common term, usually refers to the fact that someone is living on a tight budget and needs to be very careful with investments... which is the case of SN.
I have basic knowledge of accounting and investments, you don't need to be a doctor in finances to analyse balance sheets, equity and revenue.
SN was established for the reasons you mention. Good, that was 7 years ago, and frankly that isn't a good reason to justify SN's passive expansion to Africa.
SN needs a strong masterplan for 2010-2020.
Fortunately the crisis kept U2 (Easyjet) out of BRU (hence delays in LCC terminal??), but once traffic goes up again, SN will have to fight this rather strong threat as well as rising competition in Africa.
Being cash-strapped is one thing, but the last thing to do is to remain passive and to wait for the sky to fall on your head. Star Alliance will help, but not enough to keep these threats from eating SN away.