Originally Posted by
floridastorm
Something that I have pondered for years is the terrible condition of American carriers as opposed to foreign carriers. Can the American airlines tell me why they cannot provide a product that is at least equal to the foreign carriers? .
Because American carriers don't compete with foreign ones. Can you fly Singapore Airlines from Chicago to Seattle? Can you fly Emirates from Miami to Detroit?
On the routes that they do compete, US flyers have voted with their wallets: they'd rather pay for Y and upgrade with miles than pay for the "real" first class experience.
Originally Posted by
glennaa11
Of course a lot of the foreign carriers are at least partially state owned. So they can afford to have these lavish cabins even if they don't make money off them.
This is also a point.