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You want to go where?
I agree, on both counts. While I think there is a basic minimum standard which people should wear on planes and to the opera (sleeves are preferred for gentlemen), increasing accessibility and decreasing exclusion are good things.
And how many people do you think really enjoy going out for Opera. I am sure there should be decency standards, but I think one of the reasons why more people travel today is that they feel a lot less intimidated by it in the first place.
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global_happy_traveller
if i recall there were US airlines that tried to implement luxury for a premium..... those did not succeed......
Sad reality is many people and corporations are looking for bargains, regardless of whether your in the aviation sector, food / hospitality sectors, retail etc etc..... Only a limited portion of people are willing to pay extra..... Its a race to the bottom that will eventually bite back at us.....
That's the problem - there is a whole big world between cattle car class and royal treatment class. A few airlines have started adding a few inches of extra legroom. But there are very few that have gone beyond that - wider seats for instance. More elbow room, even. And certainly not at a proportional price to what teh passenger can get their coach seat for. Few people are going to just hand over money for a raw deal at 3 times what their discount coach seat costs. So I really don't think they have tried much.