i know, it was a little too sarcastic, but ....
Don, how many of those premium passengers are actually paying these prices? How many just cash in miles? How many just upgraded?
SQ was very open a month ago in a article admitting that the premium market is fading, they sold premium tickets below cost.
TC in his latest interview from SEA said: EK is pulling less fuel efficient aircraft back to shorter routes. Now how sibyllic is that? The 330s/340s are already on such routes and on LR/ULR the only change is that the T7 takes over some routes previously operated by the whale, ergo --> " .... less fuel efficient ..." means who??
I said it before: When the fuel price exceeds $120, the whale becomes too expensive.
That's what actually happens, is tacitly confirmed and eats into our profit.
The truth sometimes hurts, don't shoot the messenger.