Originally Posted by
senecacaptain
Numerous theories exist that if the middle row is blocked off, the LCC's will not be able to compete with legacies, they will have 66% of previous max capacity, and running the same cheap fares. They will have to raise fares to legacy prices, but now they are not a "Low Cost" carrier anymore.
this is not a comment against LCC, just saying if the middle row is blocked/eliminated, it will be hard to compete.
sure, a guy in front, or in back, can recline his seat etc and get into your personal space.
my comments are from a pure "eliminate the middle seat PAX" point of view
Wouldn’t the legacies have to block the middle seat also. I’m trying to figure out how the LCCs will have to raise prices but the legacies will be fine as they are with that amount of pax missing. I’m guessing that to make it mean anything they would also need to block one seat a side in that money making first class. At least on narrow bodies. Wide bodies with the pods would probably work.