In a previous post, I compared short haul business class in Europe vs. the United States. Within Europe, you’ll typically find that short haul business class simply consists of economy seats with a blocked adjacent seat, plus priority services and improved inflight service.
Often when people fly business class within Europe for the first time, they’re shocked to find that there are no special business class seats. In this post, I thought it would be interesting to discuss the “why” of intra-Europe business class. Why is Europe the most disappointing region when it comes to business class hard product on shot haul flights? Let’s discuss that…
So while the airlines aren’t colluding, I think they all know it’s in their best interest to keep things the way they are. The competitive dynamics are the same reason that US airlines don’t typically offer lounge access on domestic flights, and don’t have meal services on flights of under two or so hours.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
