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Old Apr 3, 2016, 11:40 am
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Originally Posted by AndyPatterson
It would be interesting to see if AS could sustain a two-tier first class airline, with some routes (transcons) getting the VX planes with their fancy seats, and all other routes getting stuck with regular AS first. Some other airlines have done this with their JFK-LAX/SFO routes -- can AS make it work on the DCA-SEA/PDX/LAX routes?
Do not forget that AS is upping its F game soon with a seat / pitch much better than the current one but not as good as the VX seat. The 2 products won't be as far off as they currently are.
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