r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hconfiance • 4d ago

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u/Educational_Ask_1647 4d ago

So.. how about making an a380 fitout which is all business and premium seats? Or an a350. If this is true, then the most profitable fit out is not to pack them in like sardines.

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u/Sumo-Subjects 4d ago

Singapore airlines flies a business and premium economy only A350 from NY to Singapore. I’m not sure the economics make as much sense for other routes

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u/Educational_Ask_1647 4d ago

Perhaps i was too opaque. The lack of significant alternates doing this, (noting the project sunrise nonstop routing per-lhr qantas does is significantly smaller than usual in economy) suggests the diagram over simplifies and in fact airline economics works better with the complex of classes and profit margins.