Originally Posted by
ColdWalker
Some people like to be in positions of responsibility. The sole ambition of some of the boys at school was to be a prefect, or even better head-boy. Quite a few cricket players get quite a kick out of being the captain. It seems perfectly natural therefore that BA should charge you for the privaledge of being the door monitor. Do you get a monior's badge that you can keep and wear after the flight?
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I knew a few of those types but they didn't all get far in life!
Fact is people will pay extra for this kind of seat so they charge. This is the market we have to venerate.
It is a bit odd though for there to be a fee to use a facility that is only in existence because of the possibility of an emergency. The OP has a point.