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Old Dec 18, 2020 | 11:43 am
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Originally Posted by OhDoctor
thanks, though most of those are a year or two old. but if it comes up often enough, maybe they'll reconsider at some point.

the entire philosophy of emphasizing loyalty and upgrades into these subpar seats reminds me of that old joke about the two guys at a restaurant complaining about the awful food, and such small portions. "yes, our F is from the 20th century, but look how often we'll let you sit there!"
Let's please compare apples with apples and oranges with oranges. Which airlines offers transcon lie-flat F on all routes at all times? Saying a recliner seat is subpar to a lie-flat is meaningless, especially when that "subpar" product is Superior to the recliner F on that same airline that offers lie-flats. It didn't economically make sense for AS to consider a sub-fleet of aircraft to compete in the trancon market. What makes you think a post-Covid era with a multi-year recovery, an alliance membership in oneworld and closer partnership ties with AA is going to change that?

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