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Some airlines may scrap business class entirely to make room for more 'premium economy' seats, a report says - Yahoo
More and more airlines are considering replacing at least some of their business-class seats with "premium-economy" sections, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A division of German airline Lufthansa told the publication it had even received enquiries from other airlines who wanted to scrap business class entirely.
Premium economy, one notch below business class, is generally an upgrade from regular economy, with slightly wider seats and more legroom, and sometimes better food and bigger TVs. Seats typically take up nearly two-thirds less room than business-class berths and are up to 10 times cheaper to install, which makes them very attractive to airlines, per Bloomberg's report.
More and more airlines are considering replacing at least some of their business-class seats with "premium-economy" sections, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A division of German airline Lufthansa told the publication it had even received enquiries from other airlines who wanted to scrap business class entirely.
Premium economy, one notch below business class, is generally an upgrade from regular economy, with slightly wider seats and more legroom, and sometimes better food and bigger TVs. Seats typically take up nearly two-thirds less room than business-class berths and are up to 10 times cheaper to install, which makes them very attractive to airlines, per Bloomberg's report.