Easier than you thought: Don't Mind the Coach Passengers Behind You
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, March, 2006 by Michele Schwartz
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Last fall, two new airlines began flying New York-London routes, with not a coach seat between them. In planes that normally accommodate 200, MAXjet and Eos placed 102 and 48 seats respectively. All passengers fly in business class, with no middle seats and more space than coach, including nearly double the legroom. On Eos, seats even recline into totally flat beds.
To make a splash, they undercut the competition. MAXjet's one-way fare currently starts at $679, about the same as what British Airways, United, and American charge for a walk-up coach fare. In January, MAXjet even ran a $999 sale for round trips. On Eos, where seats are two inches wider than MAXjet's, flights normally cost $3,250 each way- still more than $1,000 less than the average New York-London business-class seat.
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Eos and MAXjet's routes are limited. They fly between JFK ...
