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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 4:06 pm
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Originally Posted by ung1
Actually I think UA should be the first airline to get rid of F, because it is so bad.

If people are unwilling to pay 2x for F, its because it doesn't offer 2x the value proposition of J.
On United the difference between F and J is a slightly bigger seat and perhaps a bowl of soup, for about twice the price. It's ridiculous. And anyhow UA aspiring to deliver a competitive international F product is like Greyhound dispatching a fleet of luxury Maybachs. It just ain't in their wheelhouse.
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