Originally Posted by
Dubh
Wow, the tone of some of your replies just goes to show you've probably been here too long. Personally I think there is potential for a PE product. The pricing difference between economy and J is large enough to drive a truck through. It's probably the main reason why I'm also BA gold as well as EY Platinum. A lot of the time it is not realistic for me to pay twice as much to get to Rome, Milan, Amsterdam, London etc with Etihad.....even when I can select Biz one way and economy coming back, when I can get a sleeper on the way out and WT+ in the way back with BA. I know there is the point to point argument versus transfers etc. And by the way, I'm the MD putting this expense claim and I don't see the justification in paying over the odds for any of my staff either.
I'm the MD too and I own the business and I refuse to travel in economy. Nor would it work to put senior staff in economy to save (relative) peanuts by forcing them to downgrade to a premium economy service.
Morale would decline, enthusiasm to fly would wane and they would be less productive.
All that negativity to save what ? $500 ? $1000 ? Sorry but that is madness and ill thought out.