10-14-2017, 02:31 AM
(10-13-2017, 07:59 PM)Unknown98 Wrote: What would you guys think about modifying the demand to favor economy plus for shorter flights and premium economy for longer flights?
Now if you choose to operate premium economy seats on short haul flights, you could still do so IF your ticket prices were similar to the economy plus prices. The bit of the formula that encourages passengers from lower classes to book into higher classes if the ticket price is within their price range is still there.
If I made this change it wouldn't decrease demand, it would simply relocate the premium economy demand into economy plus, or vice versa. Not all of it, just a percentage of it depending on route length. For example a 200mi flight would have minor premium economy demand and a lot of economy plus demand. A 1,500mi route would be somewhere in the middle. And a 4,000mi flight would have lots of premium demand and not so much plus demand.
I think that would complicate things too much.
And I never liked 5 classes, but 4 makes more sense IMO.