Economy seats account for 79.3% of seats between the U.S. and Europe, down from nearly 81.9% in 2018, before the pandemic, according to aviation data firm Cirium.
Business-class seats' share of seats sold has grown slightly, from 12.9% to 13.5% though premium economy's share has increased even more, making up 6.4% of seats sold, up from 4.2% five years ago, while first class seats' share fell.
Delta, JetBlue Airways , United Airlines , American Airlines , Finnair and Lufthansa are among the carriers that have recently announced upgraded first-class seats, suites with sliding doors or premium economy cabins.
On rival United Airlines , a similar itinerary was nearly $1,850 in premium economy and $912 in standard coach.
Business class easily tops $5,000 for that route.
Persons:
DAL, Natalie Rasmussen, I'm, Rasmussen, Leslie Josephs, Edward Dryden, Delta
Organizations:
Airline, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic's, Virgin, U.S, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, American Airlines, Finnair, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, CNBC, Collins Aerospace, Delta, Suites
Locations:
Europe, San Jose , California, London, Germany, Czech Republic, Delta, Emirates, New York, Paris