Premium Economy coming soon?
#32
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: AUH
Programs: EY Guest Gold, Hilton HHonors Gold, Le Club Accor Silver, AAdvantage Gold
Posts: 552
I wouldn't put your parents into the young professional category. The entire reason I'm still based in the UK is because you really need a couple of promotions if you want to be an expat on a very good salary in that region.
The trick is to not live in London; then it is easily affordable. The price I pay for flights at Christmas isn't far off what Premium Economy costs off-peak, anyway.
The trick is to not live in London; then it is easily affordable. The price I pay for flights at Christmas isn't far off what Premium Economy costs off-peak, anyway.
And also we lived in Cambridge, indeed much cheaper than London with low council tax and property taxes etc and that money can be better spent on other things like maldivian holidays.
#34
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: Etihad Guest Platinum; Accor Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,356
Largely gone, very few industries have the old school expat packages but they're about to come back. They went because the west was in a state for several years and the citizens didn't need bribing to come to the ME, now that the UK etc is better people don't necessarily want to bail. However Brexit will help there.....
#35
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Etihad, Krisflyer, BA Executive Club
Posts: 47
Wow, the tone of some of your replies just goes to show you've probably been here too long. Personally I think there is potential for a PE product. The pricing difference between economy and J is large enough to drive a truck through. It's probably the main reason why I'm also BA gold as well as EY Platinum. A lot of the time it is not realistic for me to pay twice as much to get to Rome, Milan, Amsterdam, London etc with Etihad.....even when I can select Biz one way and economy coming back, when I can get a sleeper on the way out and WT+ in the way back with BA. I know there is the point to point argument versus transfers etc. And by the way, I'm the MD putting this expense claim and I don't see the justification in paying over the odds for any of my staff either.
Morale would decline, enthusiasm to fly would wane and they would be less productive.
All that negativity to save what ? $500 ? $1000 ? Sorry but that is madness and ill thought out.
#36
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: Etihad Guest Platinum; Accor Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,356
I'm the MD too and I own the business and I refuse to travel in economy. Nor would it work to put senior staff in economy to save (relative) peanuts by forcing them to downgrade to a premium economy service.
Morale would decline, enthusiasm to fly would wane and they would be less productive.
All that negativity to save what ? $500 ? $1000 ? Sorry but that is madness and ill thought out.
Morale would decline, enthusiasm to fly would wane and they would be less productive.
All that negativity to save what ? $500 ? $1000 ? Sorry but that is madness and ill thought out.
#37
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 540
I'm the MD too and I own the business and I refuse to travel in economy. Nor would it work to put senior staff in economy to save (relative) peanuts by forcing them to downgrade to a premium economy service.
Morale would decline, enthusiasm to fly would wane and they would be less productive.
All that negativity to save what ? $500 ? $1000 ? Sorry but that is madness and ill thought out.
Morale would decline, enthusiasm to fly would wane and they would be less productive.
All that negativity to save what ? $500 ? $1000 ? Sorry but that is madness and ill thought out.
#38
I'd love a PE product for flights between 5 and 8 or so hours, especially on daytime flights. Something like SQ's product with a nice ground experience and good pitch + F&B in the air.