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If premium tickets is where QF makes its money on domestic then why are they taking J class off of some a/c and telling employees that "J class is losing money..."?
It is my understanding that premium classes pay for themselves on longhaul routes but domestic is very different. The number of people that actually pay a premium for J class seats, especially on routes outside the BNE, SYD, MEL triangle (and maybe PER) is alarmingly low. A lot of it is regrades of various types. I am not saying that regrades are bad but they don't make the airline money all the same.
You would think that if J class was working on domestic then there would be a lot more seats and greater pitch/amenities. Qantas aren't stupid. If there was moeny to be made from J class then they would do it. And by adding four extra J class seats (by way of the centre seats - there are only four!) on the A330s they are infact trying to make money on a poorly performing product.