"Premium air travel is being pushed by increased demand
from both leisure and corporate travelers who are willing to pay more for
enhanced comfort and services, coupled with airline strategies to reconfigure
cabin space to maximize revenue from premium seats. This is driven by a desire
for better flying experiences, the post-pandemic "revenge travel"
trend, and strong demand in the corporate sector, prompting airlines to invest
in new premium products like upgraded seats, enhanced entertainment, and better
amenities," claims Google's AI.
However, my many years of experience in every aspect of the travel industry tells me there's a fly in the traveler's
ointment.
A 'remade' Economy section, is just another Economy section with seats that are
clustered together and the airlines are simply 'reselling' the same seats
at a higher price by 'renaming' the seat as "Premium."
Nevertheless, my 2 website informational sources disagree with
my gut instinct—both sources claim that cabins are actually being redesigned to
make a "Premium" section with amenities that are better than previously offered,
but my knowledge of the airline industry makes me doubt the revamping of a
complete plane will be speedily achieved.
There is a reason for the airlines to tout the creation of "Premium" cabins and to claim that now there will be flights with only "Premium" cabins.
The airlines have noticed a quest for comfort by the
flushed with money to spend 'leisure consumer' who specifically asks for a "Premium" seat, and they are a better avenue
of revenue, although the airlines have found there aren't enough "Premium" seats to assign in a cabin that has an Economy section, too, which suggests to me that the airline cabin is being renamed "Premium" to fill the leisure traveler's requests.
Certainly, it has come to the airlines' attention that their traditional "Premium" seat Business
traveler is now using ZOOM, and when they do fly, they expect all sorts of perks, while the Leisure traveler\ just wants a "Premium" seat and is willing to pay for it—as usual, airlines are going to cash in while the trend for leisure "Premium" travel continues.
I would suggest that if you want more comfort, you should travel with a group of your friends and family, and pay for a 'Charter' experience—you may find that the more 'forward' your seat is
in the newly renamed "Premium" cabin, the price will match up.
If you still want to book an scheduled major airline, you will find the planes with a "Premium" cabin may still exist within the Economy section 'back of the
plane' seats.
Or, it could be those formerly back of the plane seats are now 'the cheapest' "Premium" seats, but with varying 'levels' of service, such as more food choices—as well, now the
previously designated 'Business' cabin seats with more leg room are the 'priciest' leisure travel "Premium" seats.
The silver lining is that your memories outlast the price you need to spend for a 'Premium'
airline seat in 2025.
And as usual, I wish you happy traveling!
