I don't have a clue how they can do it safely. Either those big guys are robbing us or those no frills are losing money (???).It's a huge difference in price to be explained with that little food or few extra staff...
Look what is happening with Qantas. Too often now they report some trouble with a plane in news. In order to save money they do not want to pay engineers to check the plane properly.They moved service in Asia.
I'll have to spend 28 hours in air next year when I visit Europe and to put it plainly I am scared as hell. It's always not pleasant trip but after all I hear lately about planes and companies...