Originally Posted by
transportbiz
My question now is: Does it make sense to invest what would be required to invest in UA International First Class to bring it up to international competitiveness? Or just, carry over the CO BF model going forward?
Market dependent; NRT, HKG, SYD, and LHR could support it, maybe some FRA flights with connecting LH F pax, but by and large as a whole a 2 class model could work. There's even some markets that would work better with more C and less F, such as ZRH, and GVA.
Originally Posted by
Andy1369
Personally, I think UA/CO should go to a 2-class product, using CO BF as the springboard moving forward. I've heard nothing but good things about BF, and I believe UA/CO can improve upon BF and make it even more competitive and add to it.
3-class service is all good and dandy, but in the end, demand for it is erosing, and it may be better off to have 2-class service... maybe add a BF "lite" for those upgrading/opuped, and have a true "sleeper" section for those on paid J fares? There are many ideas that UA/CO can implement.
Also, adding E+ to all Int'l routes and maybe improving upon the E+ experience (better food, free drinks, etc) would bring in even more revenue.
Bring the ideas on!
Disagree about the C, C-, Y lineup; I'd never pay for a C= product and economy plus is nice since it's free for elites.
As far as CO BF is concerned, on a recent trip this past month on my first CO BF flight, I found it comparable to UA F in many regards.