Originally Posted by
MikeFromTokyo
Also, if J/C would have meant paying a premium of several thousand dollars (or even a bit more), the satisfaction of having saved the money helps me get through the trip in Y.
Same here. Although Y is crazy painful for long-hauls, when I finish that trip and I realize how much money I've saved, it really is a huge bonus. The other thing is that when I get upgraded to C, and I see the service and food, sometimes I think to myself "Thank god I did not pay $3600 for this". Sure, it's a nice steak in C, but it's not worth paying the extra $2000 for that steak. So, once C drops to a reasonable price (for me, below $2500), I think I would pay for it because economy fares are now running around $1700.