Originally Posted by
airzim
The crux of the problem is they either have to do E+ on every long haul airplane or none. They cycle their planes continually throughout the system in order to maximize utilization. They don't have the option of dedicating a sub fleet to certain markets where E+ works and other planes where they need more economy capacity.
The biggest obstacle is the 757 fleet. The plane is not wide enough to do a 3-2 scenario (a likely cross section for E+). CO flies 777, 767, and 757 interchangeably in many European markets. If the 757 can't support E+ there is no way you could sell a consistent product without having a potential logistics nightmare on your hands.
I don't understand the "3-2" scenario here. The seats don't get wider, they simply get more legroom (as has been said about ten times in the thread).
E+
is not J, it is Y class with extra legroom and power ports and possibly AVOD.
A good case study would be UA's E+. They have E+ on 757s for transcon. Now, their model is a little different as they have a three class aircraft but a similar thing could be done by CO for TATL.