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Old Feb 22, 2019 | 2:45 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
... passenger acceptance in that many travelers have always been skeptical of the abilities of ground staff, airports, and customs/immigration officials to handle so many passengers at once ...

... out of date business class seats ... so that business travelers who are aware of this try to book other aircraft types or other carriers. If they can't sell the premium cabins at high prices, the economics won't work even on routes which would seem to need the A380's passenger capacity.
these are two completely distinct arguments, but there's a common touch point
(1) the infrastructure and staffing issues, both landside and airside, are far less likely to impact premium cabin travelers, but the value of inflight accommodations/amenities -- particularly on long-haul flights -- is far more significant to them ... and this is probably even more true for those whose travel is subject to some cost constraints
(2) there are probably ~5x as many coach/economy passengers as premium cabin passengers on an A380, and I suspect most of them are far more likely to buy tickets on price alone

as I stated in Post #2 upthread, half an hour after OP asked the initial question:
Originally Posted by jrl767
“full” doesn’t always mean “profitable” ...
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