Happy to see this thread take off, and yes this is a topic we all want to talk about. Whether you agree with me or not that the airlines are greedy, we all seem to agree that economy class has become very uncomfortable. But lets break it down. If any of you out there are professionals and can put in some $numbers, please do.
We will use United Airlines as our example...
777-300 ER
lowest possible price quoted
One way EWR-NRT
keep in mind this is a 3-3-3 setup, so not as greedy
108 Economy seats at $500 each = $54,000
114 Eco-Plus seat, (no price) $1000 each = $114,000
20 Business seats at $1889 each = $37,780
20 1st Class seats at $1889 each = $37,780
total profit if plane is full
$240,000
% paid by Eco/Plus = 70%
1.Anyone know how much it costs to run this flight?
2.Shouldn't economy class get better treatment based on the % they pay for the flight?
3.Why not make it 2 classes, Middle Class and Rich Class, get rid of Business and Eco Plus. Make Middle class comfortable and charge a fair price. Make Rich class ridiculous and charge a fortune.
These other classes are ploys... Economy plus only exists because Economy Class is so awful. Ditto business class....
Thats the new business model ... tell me what you think ...
We can have a security guard between the 2 classes with a velvet rope
