Originally Posted by
Duke787
I get the marketing / positioning is different but if you have 30 seconds to describe PE it's basically domestic F seats with legrests and frankly the way it is described it's domestic F food / service. Now for international markets, such a value prop has it competing for the segment between Y and J, but that doesn't change the fact that the hard and soft product are basically domestic F in an environment where something superior is also offered.
Fair point.
I haven't dug in to the exact measurements and all, but from appearance these seats seem like they'd be a step down from domestic F even in terms of space (though the leg rest is a plus). Certainly those middle two seats wouldn't be as appealing as your standard domestic FC seat IMO.
But really, while I totally see your point, I don't get why we have to bring up domestic FC at all. This is clearly a premium economy product and from what other airlines already offer, it should be quite obvious what "premium economy" means/refers to/is.
Comparing to domestic FC is like saying they took the nicest Ford model they had and started selling it at a Lincoln dealership, when what's really happening is they just introduced an entirely new, middle of the pack Lincoln model that is more similar to whatever Lexus, Infiniti, and Acura have been selling.