More “basic” nonsense…. Ugh. Just a money grab and a way to make the “classic/normal” fares higher while detracting from customer experience and adding confusion along the way.

I’m waiting for the first carrier out there to finally say enough is enough with the confusing tiers. Simple straightforward pricing if you want coach, premium economy, or first/business. Consumers are getting tired of having a multitude of options to choose from and having to select a high tier just to get what was once the norm.

I look at someone like my father, who was once all over basic when it first came out to save a few bucks. He’s been burned on middle seats and essentially no flexibility so he’s done with it. Lesson learned. He started booking C+ or F to avoid any possibility of selecting basic in Main (he’s not very airline fare literate). I’ll need to warn him of this new “enhancement.”