Not surprised to read this. Glad to see a post outlining why 1st class travel isn't as profitable as it seems, including how even Emirates, which sells the most

Not surprised to read this. Glad to see a post outlining why 1st class travel isn't as profitable as it seems, including how even Emirates, which sells the most 1st class seats notes that 1st and business-class constitute ~40% of its turnover - a significant but not majority portion. On a previous discussion, some were skeptical when I'd mentioned how the bulk of total airline sales and profit comes from economy, despite the higher average margin for business/1st class tickets[1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18358650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18358650