Originally Posted by
Fanjet
Could it be that Kirby misspoke and meant to say "internationally" instead of "domestically"? Basic economy and premium economy are two completely different subject matters. The only cost-effective way to have PE domestically (on a non-intl widebody aircraft) is to replace the MCE name to PE.
If he misspoke it was to do with the definition of PE and not a confusion between Intl. and Domestic. He was very clear in other comments that Intl. PE was coming this year.