Originally Posted by
lost_in_translation
I don’t think new F works for LHR as 6 isn’t enough F seats. There was a brief period during COVID where new F was deployed to LHR but sadly I think that will be the only time LHR sees it unless EK puts it on an A380. Probably the same for SYD too. You can always go to STN.
Originally Posted by
eternaltransit
If I was in revenue management I’d try and put it in to see if I could charge a significant premium for new F over old F to see if anyone cares!
Agree. During this period EK will offer 92 F class seats a day(!) to/from LHR. EK has demonstrated that people are willing to pay for subpar products. It is not clear if they are willing to pay extra for better products - In the past they charged a premium for suites F early on in the roll-out (and those planes were sold as P/A instead of the regular F/A). I am not sure if this was successful but I wonder if they could do something similar now especially given that these flights are at desirable times.