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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 10:28 pm
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
Depending on how much you charge for those seats, it could still make sense.
From a financial perspective, First Class rarely makes sense. Profit per square foot, given the space requirement, is a fraction of business class (which is actually itself smaller than [true] premium economy). The demand just isn't there, except maybe on a handful of routes, which is why you're seeing more and more carriers (even premium overseas ones -- LH, AF, CX, QR) reduce where they offer FC.
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