Ryanair CEO Calls Frontier's Blocked Middle Seat Product "Bullsh*t"

22 Mar, 2024
By BY TOM BOON , Simple Flying
BLOCKED MIDDLE SEAT MICHAEL O'LEARY EXCLUSIVES

O'Leary calls Frontier Airlines blocking middle seats "bullsht" and prefers selling all seats for ancillary revenue.
Frontier's UpFront Plus product offers extra space in the first two rows for an additional cost.
O'Leary is unsure about the next big ancillary product.
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary has called Frontier Airlines' new blocked middle seat product "bullsh
t." The US ultra-low-cost carrier recently revealed that it would block the middle seat of its first two rows, charging passengers extra for having an empty seat next to them.


Michael O'Leary helped define today's low-cost carrier industry. He argues that Frontier Airlines will lose more money from extra passengers who do not buy ancillary products than they will gain from charging for the up-front service. O'Leary commented to Simple Flying on the sidelines of the A4E conference in Brussels yesterday.

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