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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 8:27 pm
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midlevels
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Personally I don't want CX to introduce Y+. As christep says, it's the first step to eliminating F and I don't want to see that happen. There's simply no space on the 77A's to have 4 classes.

I'm happy with their current offerings and unless Y+ is something like Y plus 15-20% fare only, I probably wouldn't pay for it. From what others are saying based on the survey, it seems that Y+ would be significantly more expensive than Y. Would I pay 60-80% more for Y+ instead of Y? No way. Not unless the Y+ offering is WAY better than what other airlines have in Y+ and really a mid-point between Y and J. If Y+ is just a few inches more pitch and one seat removed from each row, then it's not a big deal.

Also, I get a lot of op-ups from Y to J right now and I'd hate to see that change and be op-up to Y+ instead. That would definitely be bad news for me.

This year I'm going to qualify for GO, so I do fly a fair amount, though all ticketed in Y (usually anywhere between H and V fare on average). Having said that, I'm definitely not looking forward to introduction of Y+.
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