Originally Posted by blueeyes_austin
Perhaps you've not heard of E+ or More Room Throughout Coach?
You can also select exit rows on AA as an elite.
The coach products are NOT the same.
Of course I have...but AA has removed MRTC from a number of aircraft and UA E+ is only available to Elites and high fares. Also, the seats are the same 17" wide seats with limited personal space.
However, having said that, my point was that CO's product does not stand out when compared to its competition. AA and UA have coach products that actually do offer something abit better - more pitch. Would I pay a reasonable premium to fly AA or UA in coach? Perhaps I might, but I would not pay a premium to fly CO in coach.
Even with a couple more inches of pitch and being able to reserve exit rows (which as a CO Plat I can do also), there is no 'wow' factor on any of these carriers. Coach is coach, and a couple extra inches of pitch is not enough to motivate people to pay the kind of premium CO wants.