Originally Posted by
LGACIC
...Otherwise there seems little benefit to C class.
If you're *A status-free, you might value the check-in, fast-track, lounge privileges and getting on first. But you pay a hefty price for such frills.
Otherwise it's just that empty seat and slightly better on-board catering: plus you get to see where the flight attendants hang out
My experience, confined recently to Manchester Lisbon, is that most business-class travellers are connecting to TP long-haul services.