RE: If you don’t fit the seat, pay for two
I think that’s not quite right…
Consider also that if there is a reduction in seats, there’s a reduction in weight of the a/c (not only (20% less pax weight, but 20% less luggage), which means less fuel to carry (which in turn means less fuel) (with 20% pax, there’d also be 1-2 less crew on a typical flight, -> less wages).
This could, for example, mean that an a/c is downsized in weight category for landing charges.
Consider also, as noted in this month’s AW, the new LH flight from DUS to EWR operated by BBJ, with obviously a lot less seats than any wide body. Ticket prices wouldn’t necessarily have to rocket.
Apart from which, if half the business class seats were full on a typical BA transatlantic flight… every single additional pax on the plane is pure profit for BA. so they could easily afford to lose a couple of Economy seats…
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