Originally Posted by
Morse
The sad part is, that all we are really talking about is approximately $100 worth of food and drink. If that makes or breaks a profittable flight abroad, then something is wrong.
In some cases, that much money is handed out in vouchers at a gate, on a given day.
My guess is the issue is a lot less about the cost of the food, but about protecting the integrity of F. If op-ups to F are too common or predictable then there becomes much less of an incentive to purchase F or support an upgrade to F.
Whether this is the right or wrong business decision is definitely subjective, but not sure of any airline that op-ups from C to F in order to clear Y to C upgrades on international flights.