Much like the recent *upgrade* of Austrian's once fantastic air manager service I too have noticed the tendency that 'improvement' usually equates to dumbing down, rather than empowering the user. I do support that notion that casual users should be able to quickly and easily book the trip they require but for those of us on FT who love it complicated the possibility to go to 'advanced options' where we can really choose how we travel....

Now how do we persuade GNER to do a 'standard advance 1 breakfast special' apex ticket between Edinburgh and Darlington that I can put on my expenses