@Alon that the US Marines don’t want to fuck with this is not a good sign.

@Alon seems like Benny from Philly doesn’t give a shit

@Alon @pony @jon @DiegoBeghin I thought I could pick when I was in Italy but maybe I’m misremembering

@pony @Alon @DiegoBeghin @jon lol Germans really do hate the concept of customer service don’t they?

@pony @DiegoBeghin @Alon @jon hahaha — regional business actually has a point now! You can pick your seats (which is worth a lot sometimes).

@DiegoBeghin @jon @pony @Alon right but 4 v 5 abreast is huge.

@jon @DiegoBeghin @pony @Alon and on the US side I have to assume Acela first exists solely as a loss leader to capture politically influential VIPs.

@pony @Alon @jon @DiegoBeghin maybe slightly more pitch?

@Alon @pony @DiegoBeghin @jon that being said you couldn’t do 5 abreast in Europe, so I’m not sure how you translate it.

@DiegoBeghin @Alon @jon @pony I sorta have to assume that JR gets the business model right with no yield mgmt, reserved, unreserved, business-travel class (green car) and a high end first only on under capacity routes…