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The problem is that now there's so much price pressure on the economy seats, they are subsidized by the more expensive options. If you want a first class seat t
by pkulak 7y ago
The problem is that now there's so much price pressure on the economy seats, they are subsidized by the more expensive options. If you want a first class seat today, that takes 50% more room on the aircraft, you will pay what, 2, 3, 4 times as much money? There's really no middle ground. I'm fine with that, cause I have a family or four, we're all short, and I'm cheap, but I guess that makes me part of the problem. :D
- baxtr 7y ago"Take from the rich, give to the poor!" Although in my experience, many companies that don't care that much about travel expenses pay most of the economy seats. At least on the transatlantic flights I've been on.
- SubiculumCode 7y agoIm 6'5" and cant afford 1st class. I am miserable and my knees are jammed against the seat for hours. 1 inch more and I'd be fine. There has got to be more tiers
- TrickyRick 7y agoThere is usually both premium economy and business class between economy and first.
- chrisseaton 7y agoEconomy, Premimum Economy, Business, First. How many tiers do you want?
- mac01021 7y agoHe wants to pay 5% more for a couple more inches of leg room.
- chrisseaton 7y agoHe said he couldn't afford First. There's literally two other tiers in between that and Economy.
- wanderr 7y agoDo any of those tiers allow paying 5% more for a couple of inches of legroom?
- diminoten 7y agoFor $15-$35 more (usually) there are seats with 6" extra legroom.
- axaxs 7y agoYeah that's just not true at all in the US. Delta's premium economy gives an extra inch or so. Sometimes you can get lucky in finding one of the few seats with no person in front of you. But those go fast, and usually to people who don't even need them(not that there is a problem of need, but as a fellow 6'5er it is a bit annoying). Even so, even on shorter hauls, that kind of upgrade is typically in the 100 dollar range.
- SubiculumCode 7y agoYes. I don't fly too much, and I never saw these upgrades..unless they were quite expensive...and it is per flight, meaning, if there are several layovers, you pay for each plane.
- diminoten 7y agoLiterally everything you said is false. It's $25-$35 or so in the US for 6"+ extra room. It's never been in the $100+ range in any flight I've ever been on. I do it all the time.
- axaxs 7y agoCan you cite even a single source? I, unfortunately, fly all the time. Chicago to SFO upgrade on United is 129 dollars. And you don't get 6 inches more legroom...
- diminoten 7y agohttps://gyazo.com/24ccae9fe9c155020b20ea2398ce6cbc https://gyazo.com/24ccae9fe9c155020b20ea2398ce6cbc https://gyazo.com/1cfc5e5edb0aa4a9734138fce73c002e https://gyazo.com/1cfc5e5edb0aa4a9734138fce73c002e Both American flights I'm taking in the next month. All have increased legroom, it literally says "Up to 6 inches". Heh, I suppose I should mention these are out of Tulsa... :)
- phonon 7y agoExit row seats?
- chrisseaton 7y agoFirst class seats take up way more space than 50% more. Look at the seat maps on something like SeatGuru. On width alone they take up over twice the space, and I'd guess depth would be far more.
- cheerlessbog 7y agoThe ticket price categories are surely determined by what they can sell for (price segmentation) not their cost to provide.
- taneq 7y ago> The problem is that now there's so much price pressure on the economy seats, they are subsidized by the more expensive options. Are you really suggesting that airlines make a loss on economy seats?