Media Archive
A collection of articles and presentations featuring Jennifer Coutts Clay, author of JETLINER CABINS: Evolution and Innovation.
Is Upgrading to Premium Economy on International Flights Worth It?
by Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media
Barbara Peterson examines the value of premium-economy class seats to both customers and airlines as more airlines, such as TAP Air Portugal, adopt this newest class of service. She explores the range of offerings across carriers and advises travelers on when and how to upgrade, drawing on her own experience and the reporting by additional industry experts, including Jennifer Coutts Clay.
‘Will TAP’s audacious move to give premium economy fliers more space than average prod more airlines to get creative in this space? Jennifer Coutts Clay, a former British Airways official and author of a book on airline seating, Jetliner Cabins, said that she’s hearing more about new shell-like seat designs that will allow premium-economy occupants to recline almost fully into an enclosed space. “In the end,” she said, “it all comes down to the comfort of the seat and the space around it.”’
