> A good example is the airline industry that claims it needs the First class section to subsidize coach [..] If you talk to travel nerds and insiders you'll q

> A good example is the airline industry that claims it needs the First class section to subsidize coach [..] If you talk to travel nerds and insiders you'll quickly find out pricing, inventory and revenue management in the [traditional] airline industry is labyrinthine on a good day. It's also not true that the biggest comfiest seats necessarily subside the rest, it's far more likely that those booking last minute _in any class_ and those requiring ticket flexibility do subsidize everyone else. "It is not surprising that both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have said that, per square foot, premium economy is the most profitable part of the plane"[0] [0] https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/apr/13/premium-economy-is-it-worth-the-extra-expense https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/apr/13/premium-econo...