Airline Revenue Economics

Pax Experience

Champagne Plane

Wine can be a key revenue driver for airlines

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Oliver Ranson
Nov 24, 2021
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Pop-glug-fizz! That’s always a good sound. It is of course the sound telling us a glass of champagne is imminent. I have three popping airline champagne stories:

1. Back in 2009 I flew Gulf Air from Doha to Bahrain and back. The return ticket was about £200 and in the lounge I discovered a bottle of Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque, which was certainly not the…

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