Originally Posted by
newyorkgeorge
The OP speaks of a time gone by for the entire airline industry. Today its all about putting a butt in every seat for whatever price the airline can get. First class cabins are being more monetized. Despite what many FTers want its never going back to what it was either from a service standard (like in the 60s and 70s) or an elite standard (like it was in the previous decade).
The new reality is that for high dollar spenders not much will change. For everyone else it will feel more and more like a NYC subway ride.
Yes, reading the "2 years ago food" thread made me think about the bigger picture. I don't mean to imply that any of it is coming back - this is just a chance for a nostalgic glance back. Heck, even my 500k BIS is nostalgic - that was before stupid security, when it was possible to do 2 transcons a week, every week, and have it make sense. Today you would lose about 10 hours a week on extra airport time which means that travel like that won't return.