Originally Posted by
cerealmarketer
Smisek said they had a meeting w/ top business travel mgrs, and asked whether they would pay a premium for lie-flat. Their answer was 'no,' but they expressed interest in something 'cheaper than businessfirst' but more amenities and premium priced vs today's economy product. His comment was, they are exploring how to accomplish that, but noted they prefer to stay with a 2 class product.
I'm assuming your repetition of this point is because Smisek emphasized it. And frankly, I think Smisek is downright delusional to think that introducing a premium-priced PE can be done within a 2-class structure. I hope they don't introduce something half-a**ed, as it will not be a good thing for either CO or the customer.
Then again, maybe they are trying to say that they are going to abandon the arms race and the new BF will be a step down in amenities and price...