Originally Posted by
dulciusexasperis
You seem to be confused about what I will 'bear'. What I would actually like to see is the airlines go back to what an economy seat experience used to be like 30 years ago and simply charge me the equivalent price in real money today. In other words provide what today they call Premium Economy, for all economy seats and at the Premium Economy price. Remove the current Economy seats and service entirely. Is that clearer deniah?
For short-haul in most places (North America, Europe, Asia) you can comfortably fly Business Class/ "First" Class and for long-haul you can fly Premium Economy for the same price as Economy 30 years ago (
https://www.theatlantic.com/business...oticed/273506/). The cost for what you get has been plummeting, and as a significant consumers are mainly price conscious, even cheaper options have been developed. Don't want to fly in a cheap Basic Economy or ULCC flight, then pay for an alternative.