Originally Posted by
yulred
Paying 10% more isn't going to get you 10% more legroom. It's just going to add 10% to the profit margin. That's why US airlines are going HD in the future while reporting record profits on current configs.
Wholly disagree. Flying has become more and more affordable. This means airlines' profit margins are decreasing. How can the price continue to go down?
More and more efficient planes. Tighter and tighter seating. Why are all US airlines going HD? Because they're competitive as hell for driving down fares.
I would suggest looking up gross margins for airlines over the years. I'm almost positive (I don't have time right now) that the GM's has gotten lower and lower.