United, Southwest and a long overdue family vacation
After sixteen months and two previously cancelled family trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my family of four was ready for a vacation in C... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Basic Economy
How aviation can innovate into the business class travel space
As we power into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, basic business class — where airlines, as in basic economy, unbundle the various ... Continue Reading
Breeze Airways could prove well positioned when air travel recovers
As US start-up Breeze Airways quietly hones its route network plan, the ultra low-cost carrier is factoring in the anticipated pent up deman... Continue Reading
Will COVID-19 drive Basic Business class segmented fares?
In financial terms, the seats on a flight are the most distressed of inventories: once the aircraft doors shut, they have hit a hard “use by... Continue Reading
Delta takes Main Cabin consistency seriously, and it shows
At what point does reliability and fleet commonality become so prevalent within an airline that all of my past experiences on said airline s... Continue Reading
Press Release: American’s Basic Economy will soon include carry-on bag
American Airlines has announced that beginning September 5, Basic Economy fares will include both a personal item and a carry-on bag like ot... Continue Reading
Basic Economy, you say; how about Basic Business?
Is it time to consider a “basic business” class product as viable? According to one major airline CEO who spoke with your author, the ... Continue Reading
Delta focuses on premium options for Branded Fares
Delta Air Lines today reported its best ever second quarter earnings with a $1.2 billion net profit. Passenger revenue was up $261 million f... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Why it’s time for flight shopping to finally change
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Robert Albert, Founder & CEO of Routehappy, the rich content platform for flight shopping. Comfort+. ... Continue Reading
As Delta Premium Select goes on sale, the potential confusion is real
Delta Air Lines officially put the Airbus A350 on sale this weekend. Starting on 30 October 2017, passengers can fly on the carrier’s ... Continue Reading
United’s domestic 777 presents mixed bag in economy class
In 2016, United began reconfiguring about a dozen Boeing 777-200 aircraft from international configurations to a new densified domestic vers... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: News from nose to tail and beyond
In this episode of the #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton highlights the very latest #PaxEx developments in the air – ... Continue Reading
Learning from United’s beating, American rolls out Basic Economy
And then there were three. American Airlines this week announced details of its long-awaited Basic Economy product, joining Delta and United... Continue Reading
PaxEx 2017: Competing economy trends make for a blurry picture
Economy passengers might think that 2017 will be another year in the wrong direction as far as comfort in the onboard passenger experience g... Continue Reading
Basic Economy isn’t about the LCCs
“We have to compete.” This was the message then-American Airlines president Scott Kirby delivered to Wall Street analysts in October 2015 wh... Continue Reading
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