It certainly is subjective and as
Gaucho points out very difficult to rationalize from a financial POV.
Is it worth it? For me, if it's a 4 or 5 hour+ flight, it is, even when I am travelling on my own dime. Of course I would have answered differently a few years ago when I was a student or fresh out of school. Could I survive 16+ hours in Exec Y? Of course. I assume I would be reasonably physically comfortable, but for me the
real torture would be mental--just
thinking of everything I was missing by not sitting up front!
