Neil Freiman
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And Air New Zealand has something called the Sky Couch, which does something similar.
Air New Zealand is always a pioneer in this space because you have to fly really far to get there.
anywhere or to New Zealand.
But it does speak to, I think, just the overall amenities and push for premium that United and other airlines are going after.
And it's four planes, large and small, not just the big planes, but also they debuted this regional jet, a CRJ450, which is like going from, you know, Tulsa to Denver.
They're ripping out, they just, currently this plane has 50 economy seats.
So it's just, you know, regular seating.
But now they're going to put just 450
41 seats, 34 has economy, and seven first-class seats.
So they're just big and small.
It doesn't matter the plane.
They're just going all in on economy, and they just want people to lie horizontally and pay them a buttload of money just to get on these planes.
You're paying it on the company's dime.
Meanwhile, United's coming on hot on Delta.
In December, Delta CEO said, United is doing their best to copy us.
And I don't blame them.
I would copy Delta, too, if I was them.
But right now, Delta and United are completely separating themselves from the rest of the airline pack.
American Airlines has faltered in this push to premium, while United, which I think had a
pretty bad brand reputation for the past couple of years of the past decade has really rehabbed itself.