Articles tagged “premium economy”

Don't criticize airlines for segmenting their product. This is a basic business principle: Airlines want to sell customers the most expensive products they're willing to buy.

Upgrades to American's domestic premium economy (Main Cabin Extra) foreshadow a better experience for elite travelers — but also the potential beginnings of an entirely new class of service.

United is lagging behind its competitors in launching international premium economy. But this is something it needs to do, if only because of competitive dynamics.

Why is there often a lag between the service airlines promise and what they deliver? And how can it be fixed?

A surprising number of airlines held out against adding premium economy as long as they could. But now most big airlines have added it or plan to. That's good news for passengers who want a little bit more space at a reasonable price.

New details on how frequent flyers will upgrade on flights with premium economy leaked this week. For once, the news is good for almost everyone.

Delta just went public with the design of its premium economy product, which isn't too dissimilar from competitors' features. Expect to see Delta's in service in late 2017 with the A350.

American's premium economy cabin becomes official on April 2 though its incorporation is raising as many questions as it is answers.

Iberia is just the latest in a host of carriers to launch a premium economy cabin, but the product looks like a big improvement over the main cabin.

Many airlines spin new products as industry-leading. But this is the real deal. Delta's new suite looks about as good as business class can get.