Originally Posted by
sfvoyage
Exactly. Many world-class airlines (e.g. SQ) fiercely protect the exclusivity, value proposition, brand image, and price integrity of their F & J cabins and do not typically offer close-in or last minute sale, auction, and/or upgrade. They would rather fly with empty seats than give them away at a discount. Otherwise, some passengers will not pay the premium to secure those seats in advance and instead just try their luck hoping for last minute specials.
Tbh I don't think it's such a big deal if there's 2 seats left thst they sell it for a few hundred dollars less lmao. No one is going to know a difference.
Doesn't impact exclusivity at all. Business class is like 32 seats already that ain't exclusive imo. Plus business class seats are also secured by credit card points, aka another avenue of skirting "exclusivity"