What are some of the latest airline trends?

What are some of the latest airline trends?

• How are airlines adapting to the increasing demands of passengers while staying economically sustainable?

Bookings for premium economy are expected to boom in 2018.

• Over the past years airlines have increasingly seen a focus on business and premium economy bookings from passengers. 2016 saw Iberia and American Airlines launched their premium bookings class in 2017. This is a trend that looks to continues. Emirates is also launching a premium economy cabin to capture this niche market and Austrian Airlines has also announced its intention to introduce one this year. Many airlines no longer see this as a downgrade for business class passengers but rather as an opportunity to offer the choice of a premium seat on longer flights for those who can’t justify full business fares. Indeed, many premium economy seats now offer features such as support for laptops and connectivity options that help enable inflight working. These trends indicate how airlines are trying to be flexible with their product offering, while meeting the full spectrum of needs of leisure and business passengers, and everything in between.