good airline food but at a higher ticket price is not what consumers actually choose to buy. They'd rather suffer and get a discount on the ticket. They merely complain about that suffering.
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#62I've flown long distance economy a lot, and business class a few times, and I just wish airlines would serve sandwiches instead of elaborate, mediocre meals. It would probably be better, and it would definitely be easier to eat in a cramped economy seat.
Sandwiches can also be awful subpar meals though. I fully trust airlines to ruin them thoroughly the same way they did with the other meals.
I'd take tasteless warmed potato puree over tasteless soggy yet chewy triangle sandwich.
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for telling me what I want, I guess? there I was, being led astray by what I thought were my own preferences.
Our options are not determined by what we want, but by what the ticket-buying population as a whole has demonstrated is its actual (as opposed to merely stated) preferences. The marketplace for travel is not perfect, but it has never been more efficient.
It's all bundled though. It's pretty complex to get a dirt cheap ticket, with no checked luggage, but extra leg room, no extra entertainment or extra perk but just a better meal.
I see it as the same situation as cable TV, you'll never have the perfect bundle tailored to your tastes at the right price, and that's partly by design, as the company can charge more to have you pay for useless options.
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#64I recall how much better the experience of flying British Airways was, notably the food and drinks. Too bad it was only once
I've heard it as a general rule when flying internationally to always choose the foreign carriers over a US one.
My TATLs:
BA on 777: really nice
Virgin Atlantic on A-340: awful
Icelandair on 757: truly awful
KLM on 777: pretty nice
I don't think just avoiding the American flag is enough.
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's because you're paying for a wider seat and better service. I suspect they are just as happy to take some kids parents money for the seat as not. And judging by the number of people I know that get upgraded, its not like they sell out every flight.
First class is always full. If you have status with the airlines you can get free upgrades to first class now. So they start releasing upgrades like 3 days ahead of time for the best statusholders. Then 2 days before they release upgrades for the middle tiers, and same-day or day before is the lower tiers. They basically try to shift everyone up a tier in the flight and the extra coach seats that those people left be…
Yes, its always full bit it's not always sold. An upgrade is the airline turning an unsold seat into a potential future sold seat or customer good will.
But they don't get full price for it in any way. They'll take money to seat kids there if you wanna pay.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
From what I've noticed, first class in the US is usually around 3x the price. As a big guy I'll usually swallow the bullet on cost. I really don't mind kids too much and like chatty people. Otherwise, I have noise cancelling headphones That said. I do think I can handle a whole can of soda. On the food front, I can pretty much take it out leave it.
>I really don't mind kids too much I agree, and besides: We were all that kid at some point or another in our lives, probably many times too. The adults then were patient with us, so I think it's our turn to pay that hospitality forward.
> were all that kid at some point or another in our lives
I wasn't because my mother would never have sat with me on her lap and let me kick the arm of the stranger next to us the entire flight..
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#68good airline food but at a higher ticket price is not what consumers actually choose to buy. They'd rather suffer and get a discount on the ticket. They merely complain about that suffering.
Maybe that was the case pre-pandemic, but I shelled out for Business Class on a long-haul international flight, and it was worth it, and I'm not the only one: https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/travel/pointy-end-shake-...
Maybe we'll return to looking for lower costs, but an aging and wealthier world might prize comfort more than it did in the past.
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#70I've flown long distance economy a lot, and business class a few times, and I just wish airlines would serve sandwiches instead of elaborate, mediocre meals. It would probably be better, and it would definitely be easier to eat in a cramped economy seat.
Who doesn't love applying frozen butter on a cold bun using plastic knife in an area sized 20x30cm..?