eastern023 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 802 posts, RR: 0 Posted (9 months 1 week 5 hours ago) and read 2732 times:
Should there be extra perks for international passengers on the domestic parts of their itineraries? For now, international pax are able to check an bag for free to their destination even if their first leg is a domestic flight. But what about giving intl pax some extra perks as an incentive to fly their airline on an international journey. Free headphones, Free alcoholic drinks, etc. I know is a far fetch and airlines are trying to squeeze the last penny out of each pax, but also there are a lot of foreign airlines competing for those pax with much higher service standards even in Y than US carriers.
FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6506 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (9 months 1 week 5 hours ago) and read 2626 times:
Quoting eastern023 (Thread starter): Should there be extra perks for international passengers on the domestic parts of their itineraries? For now, international pax are able to check an bag for free to their destination even if their first leg is a domestic flight. But what about giving intl pax some extra perks as an incentive to fly their airline on an international journey. Free headphones, Free alcoholic drinks, etc. I know is a far fetch and airlines are trying to squeeze the last penny out of each pax, but also there are a lot of foreign airlines competing for those pax with much higher service standards even in Y than US carriers.
??? Um, I'm pretty sure most US carriers do. At least DL does. Headphones, pillows, blankets, beer and wine are complimentary on all Delta intercontinental flights in Y.
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michman From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 327 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (9 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 2540 times:
Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 1): ??? Um, I'm pretty sure most US carriers do. At least DL does. Headphones, pillows, blankets, beer and wine are complimentary on all Delta intercontinental flights in Y.
OP was referring to international flights which have a domestic connection and getting free stuff on the domestic flight. Delta only offers free booze on "On international flights of approximately six hours or longer, beer, wine and sake are complimentary. On all intra-Asia flights, we offer complementary beer, wine and sake." I'd say this is very unlikely to happen, and don't see a big competitive advantage to doing this. However, Delta does print-out "Have One on Us" drink/snack coupons for Elites (the frequency depends on your status level) when they don't get upgraded on domestic flights. So I suppose it wouldn't be too difficult to do this for non-elites with international segments as well.
ptugarin From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 325 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (9 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 2456 times:
My guess is that this will never happen because when a non-stop option exists on a foreign career and passengers still choose a US airline, it is because of a loyalty program or price, and additional perks described above would not change this decision
Roseflyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8737 posts, RR: 52 Reply 5, posted (9 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 2377 times:
This is actually more of a problem I see in premium cabins than economy. The differences in economy are pretty slim between international and domestic, but are huge in the premium cabins. US airlines are relatively stingy with meals in first class, unlike European airlines, however I think going from a fully flat suite on an international flight to an economy seat with a little extra legroom and a middle seat blocked is atrocious. The airlines provide great longhaul products for sleeping, but when you land in Europe from the US, the flight typically arrives early in the morning and with the time zone change, most people are extremely tired, yet the short haul premium product in Europe is horrendous for sleeping!
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cedarjet From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 7702 posts, RR: 55 Reply 6, posted (9 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2188 times:
Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 5): The airlines provide great longhaul products for sleeping, but when you land in Europe from the US, the flight typically arrives early in the morning and with the time zone change, most people are extremely tired, yet the short haul premium product in Europe is horrendous for sleeping!
Perhaps, but most European flights are under an hour - two hours will get you almost all the way across the continent. So even in a massive recliner, how much sleeping will a person be able to do? I know when I've had a short connection at the end of a tiring red eye, my problem is trying (and failing) to be awake for takeoff and landing, not wishing the seat reclined further!
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blueflyer From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3119 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (9 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 2127 times:
Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 5): The airlines provide great longhaul products for sleeping, but when you land in Europe from the US, the flight typically arrives early in the morning and with the time zone change, most people are extremely tired, yet the short haul premium product in Europe is horrendous for sleeping!
Depends on your habits and travel distances I suppose. I'll take a one-hour-or-less flight in a BA or LH narrowbody in Europe any day because that means I get to spend more time overall in greater comfort instead of flying three hours in an old, tired domestic First Class seat on the way to an East coast hub, and I get better service/food/lounge usually.
Or you can fly Air Canada too, and have a very decent flight from end to end. Only downside is there aren't enough connecting opportunities.
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