Economy vs Coach
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Economy vs Coach
Just purchased an RT BOS-DFW for next month. The outbound, 1333 is in Q and the return, 830 is in S. My E-ticket confirmation lists the outbound as "Coach" and the return as "Economy". I haven't noticed this before... are certian buckets coach and others economy? I thought that they were the same, just different marketing words between different airlines.
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Originally Posted by AA2070
Just purchased an RT BOS-DFW for next month. The outbound, 1333 is in Q and the return, 830 is in S. My E-ticket confirmation lists the outbound as "Coach" and the return as "Economy". I haven't noticed this before... are certian buckets coach and others economy? I thought that they were the same, just different marketing words between different airlines.
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You will find that AA always tries to avoid calling this service what it really is - steerage.
Last edited by Wexflyer; Feb 23, 2006 at 11:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Wexflyer
You will find that AA always tries to avoid calling this service what it really is - steerage.
SLC = Self Loading Cargo
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Originally Posted by 777-DCA
I consider them both the same. But with the increasing prices in tickets how economical are they?
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Originally Posted by plasticman
Which brings us to one of my favorite FT acrynoms ... If you're not EXP, PLT or GLD, you must be SLC
SLC = Self Loading Cargo
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Originally Posted by AA2070
I thought that they were the same, just different marketing words between different airlines.
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coach (US English) = economy (British English)
Why AA is using "economy" to describe the product when sold in the USA is unclear to me...
Why AA is using "economy" to describe the product when sold in the USA is unclear to me...
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I would much rather buy a "pre-driven" vehicle as opposed to some "used" car.
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Originally Posted by AEpilot76
Um, I could have sworn tickets were at an all time low
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Originally Posted by salut0
coach (US English) = economy (British English)
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Yes. In most other countries "coach" implies BUS transport.
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Originally Posted by AA2070
Just purchased an RT BOS-DFW for next month. The outbound, 1333 is in Q and the return, 830 is in S. My E-ticket confirmation lists the outbound as "Coach" and the return as "Economy". I haven't noticed this before... are certian buckets coach and others economy? I thought that they were the same, just different marketing words between different airlines.
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My dad (a cheapskate, in a very good way) used to call it "peasant class"
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Originally Posted by AEpilot76
Um, I could have sworn tickets were at an all time low
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Originally Posted by BenjaminNYC
Nope. That's a myth.
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