Originally Posted by
lordgaino
I am more interested in whether the level of financial compensation offered to a customer is a function of the ticket price where a specific service failure is the fault of the airline.
It isn't. The level of compensation is a function of what is set out in law (EC261) in which class of travel and price paid is not relevant.
Remember it isn't just F passengers that pay premium fares. A late purchase ticket in Y can be several times the price of an advance purchase.