Originally Posted by
worstpilotever
I dont think any airline will buy aircraft to lower the loads. The people have spoken and they want cheap fares even if they have to sit in the middle seat. If they are indeed buying these AC, they are doing it because they think they can fill up every seat in them.
I'd say it's more about increasing profitability than filling every seat.
My lower loads comment was referring to customer satisfaction rankings. That ranking can have a positive or negative impact on yields.
I understand your point of view; the vast majority of the public is only looking for the lowest overall price to get from point A to point B. I'd rather have the majority of our customer base be the briefcase crowd, not the flipflop and backpack crowd.