And not the fare differential between Y and C another poster was suggesting that made the meal such good value because he could eat on a plane and therefore "save time"`when he got home

Although I've always found these exceptionally important folks who cram so much into their working agenda that they don't even have time to eat are normally quite ineffective. Who remembers the famous "lunch is for wimps" quote that rightly went the way of the other 1980's era bollox

Just to be clear as the 'other poster'; I wasn't saying that I thought my time was that valuable to pay that much; heavens no, I'm a ET person!
But some folk might want to eat on the move, as it were, and consider that is worth the money. I agree with
ung1 that a better food offer in CE would make that more likely.