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That is a brilliant idea especially for couples with children on long hauls. Not many people will pay for business on their own dime (business class generally
by wenc 8y ago
That is a brilliant idea especially for couples with children on long hauls.
Not many people will pay for business on their own dime (business class generally not worth the multiplier -- it's a captive market for consultants and the wealthy), but some might consider buying an extra seat an extra seat if the price is right.
- JimboOmega 8y agoI can't sleep on airplanes, primarily because I can't sleep while sitting up. Even totally exhausted, I'll fall asleep for 20 minutes at most, before something becomes painful and wakes me up. It's completely miserable on a transpacific because I arrive so very exhausted. Still, business is WILDLY more expensive. There's no intermediate step to paying several times more. Is actually sleeping worth a few hundred dollars to me? Yes. A few thousand? No.
- selectodude 8y agoPremium Economy is a thing now and I’ve become a die hard. Is business worth $5000 more? No. But I’ll spend $400 more for a person sized seat and better food.
- Johnny555 8y agoPremium Economy doesn't really solve the problem of not being able to lay down -- I can't sleep well when sitting, even in a Premium Economy seat that has a bit more recline. But in a lay-flat seat, I can easily sleep for 7 - 8 hours (though still need a couple glasses of wine to kick-start it since bedtime on the plane doesn't usually coincide with my body's clock)
- isostatic 8y agoBA has one of the densest business class seats in the business, yet it takes up twice as much space as premium economy and 4 times as much space as business. A quick look on the Uk-singapore route shows business as 5 times the price as economy.
- cm2187 8y agoBut business is roughly double the price of economy. Do you need to buy an extra seat at the same price, or is it just a small premium available when they think the plane will be underbooked?
- pisarzp 8y agoIt's usually at least 3-4x, not double. On some routes, it's even up to 10x. Also, here as a couple, you might have this just for 50% more (booking 3 seats instead of 2; assuming price per seat is the same)
- mason55 8y agoYeah First class on Chicago to Bismarck might be 2x but JFK to Heathrow is an easy 10x
- Zombieball 8y agoYou just need to look for flight sales (like you would for an economy ticket). Example: JFK to FRA, business class, A380 lie flat: $1,996USD https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premium-fare-deals/1894422-sq-jfk-fra-business-1-996-a.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premium-fare-deals/1894422-s... That’s only a 2.3x multiple of the $875 economy fare.
- willyt 8y agoNorwegian is ~$200 single New York - London
- timcederman 8y agoIn theory, it's a good idea. In practice, it's barely big enough for a small child and a relatively small adult.
- dzhiurgis 8y agoYou still have to be somewhere around 5ft tall else your feet gonna stick out. Also, let not forget Air NZ joke biz class... That said I am keen for them to do 20hr flight direct to Europe. Somewhere like Istanbul, Poland or Finland seems feasible from what I researched.