Originally Posted by
CX828
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Re OP Topic: DXB is guaranteed long haul J, as is the rest of Middle East and India, even if PEY is no longer served.
CX have a number of sub fleets for their A330s, and with the decision to stop offering PEY into M.E./India, those flights continue to receive long haul products but without PEY.
PEY is certainly considered the world over as an "economy plus" not a "Business minus" - do not let the word "Premium" fool you, whatever airline's PEY you fly. If the product was too alike to J, airlines would be losing hundreds of J fliers to their PEY class and be cannibalising yield and revenues too.
On 4 class flights, J and F are grouped to premium cabins, and Y and PEY are grouped as economy cabins.
Indeed. I remember the arguments voiced when PEY was first introduced by some airlines: "we need to reward our clients who are willing/ready to pay full-fare economy" (note: by full fare, they meant high fares). So airlines designed a slightly-improved Y product. A major question raised is whether corporations would regard PEY as Y in their travel policy. If so, airlines need to have a truly Y concept and pricing.
To return to the topic, there is a significant business traffic between DXB and HKG, two major trading/finance centers. Hence business class is needed and loads are often good. But there is also a huge low-end market.