How do you know that there are too many F seats on AA's airplanes?goingboeing said:We are still operating too many different types of aircraft and most of our fleet has "WAY TOO MANY" First Class seats for todays market.If today's customer is not willing to pay extra money for more leg room in coach they sure aren't going to pay more for F/C seats.Why do we STILL have too many F/C seats on B-737 and B-757 A/C?This should have been corrected at least 1 year ago and still is not fixed.
Sorry to have to correct with you with a few facts, but somebody's gotta do it.
You have heard over and over again that today's customer only cares about price, right?
Some people are not willing to pay extra, but that doesn't mean that NOBODY is willing to pay extra. I pay plenty extra to fly AA all the time. If I only cared about price on each and every flight, very rarely would AA come out on top for me.
AA announced last year that the elite upgrade sticker sales generated over $120 million in annual revenue. That's just some of the payment by pax to sit in F.
Other pax upgrade with miles (from flights or purchased by partners like CITI for hundreds of millions of dollars annually).
Some actually pay for J or F, especially when YUP or other reasonable F fares are available.
How, exactly, does your training and expertise as an AA mechanic make you an expert on how many F seats should exist??
My experience as a frequent flyer in no way makes me a credible expert on how best to fix airplanes. B)