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Washington (reporter Zhang Lina) recently, flying passengers found that cold a lot of first-class individual flights than before, some airlines have cancelled or is intended to cancel the first-class cabin.

　　First class recently a little bit cold

Because the working relationship, who works for a city business leaders Peng who often travels to North Canton city. Recently, he flew from Beijing to Xian found that compared to the previous, first class quiet a lot of flights, only two in a silent class business travelers. Working for the Government said that under the new rules, Bureau officers not first-class. In May, issued the new rules, once again first class.

Xinhua learned from the airlines, currently a fall in attendance at the first class are to varying degrees, overall rate of 10% per cent. In order to attract more tourists, some airlines even offer a 50 percent-60 percent of the first class ticket. In an interview, head of the airline said, since last year so far, their company's overall passenger traffic declined in first class in 20%. First class "sell" has become a problem by many airline troubles.

Some airlines first class has been canceled

In an interview with official said Tianjin airlines, travel to promote national savings in June of this year the company had abolished the workhorse of the E190 in first class. And introduced premium economy class, this move is to give our passengers with special needs. Passengers with children, passengers with disabilities, elderly passengers and provide more convenient, friendly, and comfortable flight experience.

It is reported that in addition to Tianjin airlines, in August this year China Southern Airlines also announced October 26, China Southern Airlines domestic flight narrow-body machine first to business class. United Airlines, owned by China Eastern from September 1 first name business class seats is still the same.

According to the civil aviation freight standard first-class fare is the economy fare of 200%, while business and business class fare is the economy fare of 130%~150%.

　Experts recommend more specific rules

Instead to sell vacant, might as well sell at a discount or simply adjust marketing strategies, first "sell" some airlines are changing marketing strategies, to the popular transformation.

Deputy Director of the provincial Academy of social sciences, renowned community expert quartz said, "kill simple luxury wind, wind" effect was seen as a symbol of identity, status, honor, first class, VIP Hall begins to disappear, this is a good thing. But beware that some first class "medication", and changed the name of the game, but for the convenience of corporate guests choose and leave privileges and price did not change. Accordingly, he believed that there should be more strict and specific provisions. Source: the Xian evening news

(Edit: SN123)
12:15 on September 07, 2014
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