Business Cabin Capacity Hasn’t Recovered Fully – But Revenues Have: New Skift Research

Skift Research latest report on airline cabin capacity and revenues in 2022 uses an exclusive methodology for evaluating different cabin classes with a sample of 11 prominent global airlines.

This report provides analysis for 2019 – the year preceding the pandemic – against current recovery trends. It offers insights into the allocation of airline passenger revenues between economy and business cabins across different airlines and geographies. 

Our analysis includes:

• Travel preferences of business travelers
• Introduction to Business Cabin Capacity and Revenue Estimation Model
• Business Cabin and Economy Cabin Capacity and Revenue estimates in 2019 and 2022
• Unit Profitability by Airlines
• Cabin Class Capacity and Revenue recovery by regions

This report is free for Airline Weekly and Skift Research subscribers.

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