Originally Posted by WHBM
It certainly is true that at the end it was operated AS IF it was a 2-class aircraft. All those with the cheaper "last flight" tickets were put in the rear cabin. The "real" Concorde pax, who tended to report to the aircraft at the last minute anyway rather than be panting at the gate, were put in the front cabin.
Not sure that many of the "last flight" once-in-a-lifetime tourists paid less than full fare. And in fact possibly paid more than many Concorde regulars who were likely on lower negotiated corporate rates.
In fact by most accounts, the Concorde regulars stopped travelling on her once the a/c started filling all 100 seats.