Originally Posted by chornedsnorkack

So, in US, the LCC-s commonly do offer higher standard of service than legacy economy?

Well, Ryanair is an airline which is renowned for features like 29 inch standard pitch, no recline at all, elimination of windowshades and deleting galleys - while legacy shorthaul does seem better in Europe.

You would expect that a two-class carrier has to maximize total profits over the classes of service, and economy and business on the same route are competitors...