Originally Posted by
oliver2002
People evidently have no problem to do 6h in economy on a narrowbody.
Or no clue.
Originally Posted by
Repooc17
I have flown from east coast US all the way to Alaska in a narrowbody. About 8 hours.
With a legacy carrier such as AS or DL? Or with an LCC such as Frontier?
The seat pitch and ultra-thin seaseat padding on European LCC might be fine for that 70 min flight, but I have to agree with previous posters it is brutal for those long flights to the ME.
I actually predict W6 will have more success with this model than other carriers. They have the routes with people which MUST travel to DXB for work or an important family event but cannot afford anything pricier than W6.
However, in my mind this model is not a sustainable one ex STR or BER. Yes, you will get some 18 to twenty-something year olds who want that price point and whose bodies can take the abuse. But I don't see families or business people from STR booking this repeatedly. Fool me once, fool me twice...