Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
So what exactly is bad about more people getting to fly, instead of airplane tickets being the province of the upper classes willing to drop multiples of what tickets cost now? Was the Chateaubriand from DEN to NYC in coach (complete with people chain-smoking on the plane) really worth the inflated ticket cost? Mass transit serves, well, the masses. Are hoi polloi unworthy of airplanes?
Where did I mention needing Chateaubriand and lobster tail? The person who started this discussion framed it in the context of wanting an E+ section (something several other airlines are doing) with just a tad more leg room or at least a humane amount of space on-board. AS Flyer then objected, saying that fares are too low to allow that and that fares today don't compare to fares back then. Then a few of us began to discuss that the differences in costs are from back then to now and how that affects fares.
Nowhere do I see anyone advocating a return to cart-served steaks and free food in coach and all of that.