April 04, 2006
Eos, MaxJet making biz- and first-class cheaper
The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney in his "Middle Seat" column (paid registration required,) today reports on his findings of his test runs on Eos and MaxJet service from New York to Stansted, England.
He calls MaxJet "economy business class" with fares in the $1,499 to $3,499 range. Eos is more like "economy first-class" with round-trip prices from $2,950 to $6,500. Possibly the best news is that their lower costs are encouraging rivals such as British Airways and Virgin to look at lower their business- and first-class fares as well.
The summary: Pros
• Lower prices compared with business and first-class on Virgin and British Airways.
• Big, lie-flat beds on Eos.
Cons
• No seat-back entertainment system (only portable players).
• Uneven service at lounges. Earlier:
Early numbers may suggest rough road for EOS, MaxJet
All biz-class MAXjet drops NYC-Stansted o.w.-fare to $679
MaxJet Airways is latest biz class JFK-Stansted contender
April 4, 2006 05:36 PM in Arrivology
Comments (0)
®Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved
|
