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Old Nov 1, 2018, 5:02 am
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writerguyfl
 
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Originally Posted by Rebelyell
The extra legroom seats invariably come with other bells and whistles that run up the price well beyond the cost of extra space. Increasing seat pitch from 30 to 33 inches ought to cost only 10 percent more, but the airlines charge far more than this. Same for seat width.
But, ten percent of what?
  • The individual ticket price.
  • The average price of that specific flight.
  • The average price of fares between city pairs.
  • The average price of all flights with the same estimated flight duration.
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