Originally Posted by
LTN Phobia
I used to be one of those. In fact, I was an almost-exclusively-discount-economy flying WP who self-funded all of my travelling.
I'm now a self-funded WP who does a mixture of classes. My main problem is that QF Y+ seats do not suit my body and I find it painful (literally), so Y+ is not an option. When I don't want to pay for a J seat, exit row in Y was a really good option.
So, I suppose the most relevant question is: if you can't get exit Y, don't like QF's Y+ and don't want to pay for J - what will you do? What do you do now - do you check availability before you purchase a Y fare?
(Not having a go, am genuinely interested as to what you'd consider from here...)
BD