one". He added that a key difference between the planned Lufthansa new venture and Ryanair was that Lufthansa already had good access to premium passengers.
And each of the long-haul low cost operators in Asia - notably AirAsia X with some near-lie flat business seating - has deferred to the need to include a small premium section and superior passenger treatment, albeit less marked than business class on full service airlines.
In a sign that relations with Star Alliance partner Turkish Airlines may be improving again, after the rift that led to the end of agreements on codeshares and FFP reciprocity in 2013, Mr Spohr said that the new lower cost long-haul airline might be set up as a joint venture with THY. The two airlines already jointly own medium-haul leisure LCC SunExpress and are discussing its possible extension into long-haul. CAPA suggested this in Jul-2013.