> Those seats mean that despite paying more than most people on the plane, I'm not stuck in a middle seat most of the time. The MCE seats also serve this purpo

> Those seats mean that despite paying more than most people on the plane, I'm not stuck in a middle seat most of the time. The MCE seats also serve this purpose. > I'm willing to bet that people with similar flying habits to me provide the majority of profit for an airline as well. Well, because it encourages people like you to keep their "status," and people without "status" now have to pay extra for a regular seat, it probably benefits the airline. But it is another fare class that the airline invented to make more money, much like the basic economy fares discussed in the article.