Premium economy arrives on US airlines
It attracts travellers with increased seat pitch and width, typically along with nicer food and tableware and a larger entertainment screen, among others
Dallas
AS SPACE in economy class becomes ever more constrained, airlines have devised a more spacious cabin product for passengers priced out of business class but determined to escape the indignities of steerage.
Called "premium economy", this section of added frills between coach and business aims to address a widening gap that has emerged between those cabins - and to extract more money from passengers. The premium economy cabin has been a staple of large international airlines for several years but is just now beginning to appear on American carriers.
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