Airlines Upgrade Passenger Amenities For Increased Profits

News Analysis: Airlines around the world are attempting to increase their Profits Per Kilometers Flown by offering passengers a plethora of amenities. From the Waiting Rooms at Airports through Airline Flights, passengers, by paying more are getting more (but at proportionately lesser costs to Airlines due to volume).

The approaches taken by Airlines has been of one mode over the decades: “What is the other guy doing” or “Me Too”. Airlines typically  Follow the Leaders rather than Lead the Followers. Their dismal profits through the years reflects the Economic Myopia from which many have suffered. Creativity in Passenger ‘Flight and  Management Systems’ has been pathetic for the most part. Customer complaints to Government Aircraft Authorities evidence this fact.

While Business and First Class Passengers can enjoy  comfortable flights, Airlines install narrower seats in ‘Coach Sections’ on many aircraft. ‘More “Cattle” means more Revenue’ they extol amongst themselves (to the Physical Discomfort of those flying ‘Coach’).

If Middle East Airlines, for example, decide to “Level The Playing Field” and have ALL Passengers enjoying physically comfortable flights (rather than suffering  ‘Sardine Can’ experiences) their businesses will thrive; this, while other Airlines lose their customers.

Since many Airlines have Management which  lack Foresight, those few Airlines who improve the flight experiences of ALL passengers will have increased revenues (and not have to worry about the ‘slow thinking’ of other Airlines Management; the “Me Too’s”).

Reality.

Reference: http://www.albawaba.com/business/aviation-industry–545095