Why are budget airlines constantly delayed and canceling flights, when main airlines usually takeoff as scheduled?

Question

Why are budget airlines constantly delayed and canceling flights, when main airlines usually takeoff as scheduled?

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Answer 1

Bompared to budget airlines, larger “main” (as OP calls them) airlines have more spare equipment, and spare personnel, to substitute when airplanes need repair or crews time out – even if their margin is the same percentage, averagine over a larger fleet and crew reduces delays and cancellations.