> That is, in no small part, because business/first class is being subsidized by economy (and a lot of the passengers in those classes are status upgrades). Th

> That is, in no small part, because business/first class is being subsidized by economy (and a lot of the passengers in those classes are status upgrades). That's the complete 100% opposite of truth. For most airlines, the economy class is just a nice addition to the business class.