Originally Posted by ned
When I worked for Marriott, a number of years ago, Bill Marriott flew Coach!
People like him probably hate it - but do it as an example to his employees. Doubt you see Michael O'Leary, or Stelios flying BA 1st either much.
Leaving aside the safety issues I gave earlier - if you had a couple hundred million - could you be bothered, or have the time, to own & run your own plane - not every rich person is a plane aficiando. Or could you trust someone else to run it for you,spending all your cash?