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I would guess this is about middle seats. No one wants them but if you’re part of 2+ party you’re much more likely to take one. The alternative is two aisles si
by eduction 1y ago
I would guess this is about middle seats. No one wants them but if you’re part of 2+ party you’re much more likely to take one. The alternative is two aisles side by side but those are tricky to get as the plane fills up.
- layble 1y agoThe business traveler who is less price sensitive and almost always books a solo itinerary.
- VBprogrammer 1y agoIt's a shame this is so far down the page (at least for me, at this moment) because I'm fairly certain you are exactly right.
- ttoinou 1y agoHN comments vote need more than 40 minutes to stabilize
- munificent 1y agoIt's also literally in the article itself: "It's just another way for airlines to continue 'segmenting' their customers, charging business travelers paying with a corporate card more while offering a better deal to families on the exact same flight."
- asdff 1y agoAll my solo flights over the last year were wedding related. That is probably a huge cash cow for the airline and hotel industry. The hotel is basically never full even with the hotel block so it is probably a very welcome cash infusion for them at an otherwise sleepy locale.
- kccqzy 1y ago> less price sensitive As a business traveler I actually want the price to be as high as possible while satisfying the company rules on airfare. The fare is fully reimbursed, so a higher fare means I get more points on my credit card. Now the company rules on airfare will probably reference something like the least-cost logical fare. So it is in a business traveler's interest for all airlines to raise prices simultaneously. Business travel is weird.
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- toast0 1y agoI thought everybody booked aisle and window and left the middle unbooked. If you get lucky, you have an extra seat; if not, the middle seat will almost always be willing to swap for one of the other two and you can still sit together.
- brightbeige 1y agoNope. If an empty row is available, book the middle seat. No one wants to sit next to the weirdo who chooses the middle seat first.
- account42 1y agoBut then if the plane is full you are stuck in a middle seat whereas, like gp pointed out, choosing window + aisle for a two-person booking almost always lets you fallback to window + middle or middle + aisle if the middle seat does get filled so there is really no risk in taking the chance.
- nharada 1y agoI do this but I’ve been told other’s views on it range from “seems fine” to “this makes you a terrible person”
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