Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
Premium economy is a premium cabin and , from accounts, a very profitable one. Premium Economy seats count towards the count of premium seats. Saying that the CEO is making a mistake in reducing premium seats , when the numbers of premium seats on the aeroplanes seem to be higher, is misleading. Adding premium seats into a high proftiable cabin actually seems like a good business move to me
The airline's aim is to make profits, not have too many seats in a cabin. That it is getting harder to get upgrades suggests that the airline is getting the number of seats required better.
This thread has nothing to do with airline profitability or premium economy. This thread is about, and I quote, "is it getting harder to upgrade?"
There is no such thing as a Y to PE upgrade (today). There is such a thing as a Y to J upgrade. There are fewer J seats/plane than there used to be (and the number of widebodies is relatively unchanged). Thus, the answer to the question posed in this specific thread is "yes, it's harder to upgrade". Throw in what another poster mentioned that in a strong economy more business class seats get sold, and you have an even stronger correlation to fewer available upgrades.