Major U.S. airlines are carving up cattle class, hoping to nab every customer from the tightwad to the spendthrift amid intensifying competition from discount carriers and declining ticket revenues. Delta Air Lines Inc. is ahead among U.S. carriers in adopting this “segmentation” strategy. The carrier started experimenting about three years ago and has since rolled it out in a big way, which for the Atlanta-based airline means...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 11, 2016 23:35 UTC