Why Airlines Are WRONG About First Class

#firstclass #shorts

[krombopulosmichael]

I’m pretty confident airline executives are not morons. They have run the numbers on the commercial benefit of any “brand halo” versus the operational costs and benefits of maintaining First Class.

Most airlines don’t have the sorts of brands or reputations that can be helped by First Class. Emirates and Singapore are “premium” airlines and have to maintain FC. Same goes for Qantas, Qatar and so on. But not applicable to the vast majority of airlines.

[jakeb]

many of first class seats are empty, it is wasting space

[kevinor]

Having flown first class for business through the years I think the disparity is a shambles. Get rid of the obscene extravagance and make the standard seats 10% more pleasant for people. The days of excess are over. Rich people who flew first previously now fly private. Business travel is a fraction of what it once was. People cramped up in shitty seats for 12 hours is a joke

[usershnmtxz]

The demands of first class are very little due to the rising ticket prices, cabin classes like business premium and economy are preferable for passengers.

[xxillicitxx]

I want to fly Singapore for their airport at stopovers, as an economy traveller that's more important to me than the flight meals.

[bonelesswatermelon]

Offering a first class cabin is similar to how car manufacturers have a halo car.

Audi created the R8 road car not because supercars are highly profitable, but because they wanted the average A4 buyer to think that their car shares the same DNA as the R8.

Emirates offers first class to make the average joe feel pride in flying a "luxury" airline even though they're in economy.

[ab]

2004 First Class = 2024 business class
2004 Business class = 2024 premium economy
2004 economy= 2024 GET THE FCK OUT!!!

[OldManBadly]

First class is going away for some very simple reasons: It is very overpriced for normies, well beyond their grasp. More important though is that most company travel will not pay for 1st class, and will not accept upgrades to it. So they are paying business class.

The trick is that airlines keep improving business class with actual useful features like lay flat beds, great meals and so on, so it is all good. Now premium economy is what business class use to be.

[awesterveld]

Business class is already crazy expensive but first class pricing is insane. I have been in business class with upgrade couple of times but I would rather just chill than work my self to dead for this

[arvs]

In this economy where consumers are facing high inflation rates, airline companies facing high operating expenses, and banks nerfing miles rewards, first class seats just starts making zero sense

[christinebiala]

People probably either book business class (same airport lounge, decent space and privacy in seats, decent service) or book a private jet (similar first class experience plus you get to comfortably chat and party in-flight I guess?)

[pizzasteve]

Wouldn't affect any normal people, don't care

[Cold_Logic]

That's what happens when the rich & corrupt crush the middle class 🙄

[Truly_Aviation]

It also reduces the amount of private jets that re bought

[julianhallola]

Imagine living in world where there is a climate crisis and you are concerned that the First Class goes away🫤

[stevenXCV]

Flying first class? In this economy? 😂

[Byenie]

First class is too expensive that the people who can afford it probably have their own G5 to fly with instead

[nartin]

the main reason I will never use first class is I think its a waste of money. your tastes are duller in the air. I would rather spend that money on luxuries on the ground

[sirxavior]

Yes but the difference with Emirates is Emirates is the "Flying Ambassador" of UAE. So of course they'll always keep First Class to maintain the image.

[NubwoAviation]

Emirates A380 first class is one of the things that has amazed me for its whole time