rbwpi

Don't worry about the pitch forks and torches. They'll never get past security.

scubadu

Here is my question, and it's genuinely sincere (not trying to be snarky), at the end of the day does it really actually matter?

I mean, if the answer was "yes" what would anyone do about it? And if the answer was actually "no" would the people in coach believe it anyhow?

Regards

Nintando

I would have to say no, think of airlines as public transportation.

StuckInYYZ

Personally, I really don't really care what other passengers think as long as they're polite and respectful. And I believe that most people like that (FT's have a dis-proportionate number of people with a certain outlook at other travellers). Where I think it gets people are those DYKWIA types that actually do look down on others (regardless of class)... So those who charge down the lineups thinking they're the most important people in the world and should be able to jump the queue....or start complaining about the cheap vinegar they call wine and how it's so much better up front...

Those are the people I look down upon. We all travel the classes we're sitting in for our own reasons. No need to look down on others as you don't know the background.

RAAng

I'm an economy class flyer. I refer to economy class as steerage, mainly due to the physical environment of cramped seats and tiny bathrooms. Frankly, at the airport I don't even notice other class fliers, as I'm too busy keeping my own sh*t together and making sure it's where I can get it, when I need it, and that it gets on the plane with me. Other people are the least of my worries - Where did I put that passport???

GadgetFreak

I heard that someone I knew, that was actually knighted in the U.K. and rather upper class once said, “ do you mean there are PEOPLE behind the curtain?”

That said, I don’t think the vast majority of travellors look down on those unfortunates at the back of the plane. Most of us have been there ourselves.

Efrem

With very rare exceptions, one of which happens to be coming up next week, I always pay economy fares. I'm fortunate enough to get upgraded a good deal of the time, at least to the front section of the main cabin that has the extra leg room if not further forward than that, but I don't become a different person when it happens. My thoughts are usually "there, but for the grace of God, go I."

Jeannietx

Why would you think that or even care?

ibrandsguest

It's simply a question. If you don't like the question, why are you bothering reading this thread?