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Old Mar 22, 2015, 9:00 am
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Originally Posted by flyingnosh
Help me understand how a conversion from 2-4-2 to 1-2-1 makes economic sense. I'm no math expert, but isn't that equivalent to reducing the number of seats by 50%? Would UA double the ticket price? I'm confused.
Originally Posted by CALMSP
are passengers willing to pay an additional $1,000 per seat? I'm guessing not necessarily. If UA is generating revenue on this seat configuration, why would they reduce the cabin only to obtain the same price for that seat? UA would end up losing revenue unless each ticket price increased.
The competition has 1-2-1. It is the new industry standard. And the competition charges less than UA.
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