Originally Posted by
D582
The justification is similar to what others have mentioned...better rested and more comfortable employees are more productive and can hit the ground running. I can barely sleep in Y, but can easily in a lie-flat seat in J (Air Canada international J is lie flat seats)
I am well-rested and ready to hit the ground running after a 12-hour flight in Y. I'd expect anyone working for me to do the same. If anyone told me that they couldn't work productively after flying in Y, it'd be quite easy to replace them with one of the thousands of people who could.