Originally Posted by
stevendorechester
Like I' ve said before, you don' t see Emirates or Singapore or BA or any other non-US based airline offering this perk, even on short flights with the same continent. Last I checked they were doing pretty well attracting premium flyers.
They also offer a much stronger premium product.
FWIW, as a 1K flying out of LAX on B/M fares, I've cleared 75% of my RPU/GPU on PS flights and 90% of my other routes.
If they were to remove the CPU perk, I would not be flying UA and they could likely fill my $2K weekly fare with a $500 one. You're right that occupancy would stay the same, but the margin would drop.