Airlines offering far too many Business seats - aircraft configurations in focus

The worst economic downturn in 70 years and the arrival of the first global flu pandemic in over 40 years is prompting a major re-think within airlines over the seating configurations in their aircraft. Whereas the mix of travel has changed dramatically over the past six months, airlines can only slowly change their seating plans - and many have only recently completed (or are in the process of completing) multi-million dollar cabin upgrade programmes designed to win premium travelers. But as economic conditions have swiftly changed, airlines have been caught out.