Originally Posted by Guava

I don't think you can compare products using how much they cost. First, as others have pointed out - you can fly SQ F within Asia for €500, but is this fair to use this to compare with intra-Europe flights? Another case in point. My sister who just finished her PhD last year, bought herself an AF transatlantic ticket from North America to Turkey in cheap economy class. She absolutely loved her experience on AF, even in just economy class because she said the FA treated her very well and there was wine/champagne served in economy class and very good food. Then a few months later, she needed to attend a wedding of a friend in Greece on short notice, so I used my miles to redeem her a business class ticket on Swiss one-way and return in Agean C / LH First Class. No matter who impressive Swiss C or how friendly Agean was or even how glamorous LH transatlantic F was - she just never raved as much about any of them when compared to her AF economy class flights 2 months earlier. Yes, they were nice, she said but for some reasons, she just doesn't rave about them. She even refused to eat on LH F if you can understand that, because I can't. Until the LH FA basically begged her to eat.

That's why the review of airline products is highly subjective and personal. There are good reasons why humans are regarded as complex beings, hence airlines like AF can get away with offering relatively little catering if they can compensate from other areas.