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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 11:31 am
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Originally Posted by bmchris
That makes sense. But here is the reality. I went to Europe this year for Spring Break, and last year as well, both in J with the family. On both trips, both ways, as far as I could tell, there was no other person in the cabin younger than 18 years than our kids. This included some domestic flights as well in US and Europe.

So if it really is attainable for the top 10%, and say 20% of flyers to Europe on a plane are in that bracket, why not more families in J? Are they not realizing this value proposition? Or they've always never considered J, thinking it was 5 times or so the price? Is there a marketing opportunity here for American?

I definitely see a lot more family travel to/within Asia in the upper classes than in the US and Europe.
It may be cultural. I'm of that that American mind that past a certain age ( meaning dont have to be attended to) the kids can travel in the back. They need to understand if they want the good life it is something they will have to earn on their own vs it's just given to them.
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