Originally Posted by
VFRonTop
However due the benefits of BAEC membership, the desirable seats that people would pay for (emergency exit, first row on domestic etc.) are already reserved by BAEC members. So by restricting access they have monetised an otherwise revenue neutral offering.
All very valid points - but surely for that model/approach to work, all seats purchased would have to be HBO? Surely the "good" seats could still all be gobbled up by status holders who have bought "normal" fares?
I wonder what the ratio of HBO to non-HBO is.