Originally Posted by
DELee
But it provides an opportunity, especially in airports with a shuttered UC, to acquire new members/renew members, sell Chase credit cards, etc. ...
A leisure, infrequent traveler forking out $500+ for a lounge with minimum service due to local requirements?
Originally Posted by
DELee
for folks wanting a more elite experience, having some planes with better seating (semi/lie flats, actual in-flight food, etc.) that turistas similar to the longer haul 772s XXX-HNL are willing to pay for. ...
Running wide-bodies on leisure routines requires passenger volume and passengers willing to pay a premium for shorthaul flights. There is a market for 13-14 hour flights but for 2-3 hour flights? Especially routes where you are taking the kiddies?
Yes good be an interesting experiment to determining if a premium leisure traveler exists, while that might exists for a small portion of seniors. But my guess it would fail. No history exists to suggest this would work