Originally Posted by
minnyfly
The bottom line is that by chasing a half inch and making that your sole decision on comfort, you're still rolling the same dice, with the odds maybe even more stacked against you. If you're not factoring in all of these elements as well, you're making a short-sighted decision based on spite, not logic.
I have flown more than 1.5m miles in my lifetime, and I know what I value and what I don't. I don't care about window placements, because I prefer the aisle seat. When I choose a flight, I assume that I'm going to have a seat mate. I'm not tall, so seat pitch is largely irrelevant. I choose the sUA IPTE seat when I want to sleep because it is the most comfortable C seat out there. I'll go with the sCO C seat if I'm not sleeping because it has more storage space and room to work. How is that "illogical?"
My bottom line is that I will choose a wider seat over a narrow seat every time because that is what
I value. That isn't an emotional or a spiteful decision, it's what
I prefer.
Originally Posted by
minnyfly
What about KL, KE, QR, EY, and ET (ways away yet), to name a few?
I don't fly those carriers. I primarily fly AA, AF, BA, DL, LH, SK and UA. And yes, most long haul carriers don't offer PE. Which is why I don't fly those carriers unless they are the only option available for where I need to be. That said, there is hardly anywhere I need to go long haul that isn't served by one of the above. Six of them have a true PE. One doesn't. Those are facts, no matter how inconvenient they might be to you.
Originally Posted by
minnyfly
And that brings us to point two. There's no reason to go on a crusade against a carrier simply because they don't offer the precise product you want them to offer, unless you have an axe to grind. No airline in the world is everything to all people. Move on if they don't offer you exactly what they want, and leave it at that.
I have "moved on" to a degree. I used to be a UA 1K, and now I'm not. Why shouldn't I be allowed to voice my displeasure at services that a given airline doesn't offer?