As we discussed yesterday, in the long-haul market, premium upsell options have long been part of the game, but in the short-haul market, that has not been the case. It wasn’t all that long ago that airlines almost exclusively sold coach seats. Most of those people sitting in First Class were upgrades. This has changed dramatically, and the announcements of expanded premium offerings just keep coming.| Cranky Flier
The announcements seem to be coming fast and furious. Coming out of the pandemic, people have shown a rapidly-increasing willigness to pay up for more comfort and a better experience on airplanes. This is nothing new in the world of long-haul flying, but on shorter hauls, it is quickly creating the “haves” and the “have-nots.” Now it’s the latter group that is trying to play catch-up.| Cranky Flier