Air France
has joined the battle for business travellers who are being forced to purchase cheaper flight tickets by offering ‘premium-economy’ cabins on some of its flights.
With businesses paying more attention to costs, many travellers are no longer flying first-class, but airlines have acknowledged that there is a gap in the market for these customers. Qantas has done away with first-class cabins in favour of premium-economy cabins, while Air France is approaching the same problem from the opposite direction by removing some of its cheapest seats in order to offer the same.
The premium-economy seats offered by Air France will allow 40 per cent more space for each passenger. This is great news for taller travellers who may actually be able to get some sleep on long-haul flights now.