The premium shift began in earnest after the pandemic and is showing no signs of abating. It could be accelerating.

The premium economy experience is proving very popular as business class gets better and first class is on the demise.

Don’t assume premium economy is always too pricey. On some dates and routes, it’s only slightly more expensive than economy and well worth the splurge.

In results on Friday, IAG said that weaker demand for economy seats to North America over the key summer period had hit profits. Its shares initially fell 10 per cent on the news.

Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 3:30 AM ESTCompany ParticipantsBenjamin Smith - CEO & DirectorSteven Zaat - ...

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Air France–KLM reports a €1.203BN profit for Q3 2025, essentially flat year-on-year, but with an operating margin of 13.1%.

US airlines like Delta and United plan to introduce a basic business class similar to basic economy, where some perks are separated and sold as add-ons.

KLM's Q3 profits were constrained by strikes and higher taxes, despite a slight revenue increase driven by premium demand and ...

Revenue rose 2.6% to €9.21 billion, below the company-compiled consensus (CCC) of €9.39 billion. Operating profit (EBIT) increased slightly to €1.20 billion, but also missed the company-provided ...

THIRD QUARTER 2025 November 6, 2025 Stable operating result at €1.2 billion with operating margin at 13.1% Group revenues up 2.6% year-on-year to €9.2bn, driven by Passenger network, Transavia and ...

The maintenance segment continued its strong growth in Q3 2025 with third-party revenues up 12.9%, driven by a strong recovery in engine activities. Total revenues rose 10.2%. The operating result ...