No sir, it's because I understand it that I make a comment like that.
You can more easily screw over your customer for every thousandth of a cent profit and make money, but you don't HAVE to.
It's a choice.
Thanks for the 19th straight post insulting me on your end. Really contributes to the site.
It's also a choice how to fly.
You know why CD always talks about getting upgraded to first class? Because not enough first class tickets are sold. A plane maybe has 15-20 first class seats, and it's rare that they're all sold for first class prices. Loyalty members and frequent fliers end up there as a "perk".
You know why airlines are at a race to the bottom for ticket costs, scrapping anything that makes customers comfortable? Because every fare is available on the internet, easily comparable, and consumers will buy the cheapest fare even if it means flying a no-frills airline. I'm convinced some consumers would sit out on the wing if they could save $10.
You know why nobody that's not rich (and despite your pleas, most on this site aren't "rich") does what you suggest and makes use of the option that you don't have to show up hours early--which exists and is called flying private? Because it's damned
expensive, that's why. There are all sorts of options out there where you can book these flights, but very few people can afford it.
Simply put, if bigger seats i.e. "make the whole plane first class" was something mainstream consumers would pay for, there would be at least ONE airline doing it. But we're not willing to pay for it.
Flying sucks, because all we're willing to pay for is a great big Greyhound in the sky.
Flying sucks because we, as consumers, chose low price over high quality. That's what I mean when I say you don't understand economics or consumer behavior. We got where we are re: flying because it was driven by what consumers wanted--low price. "Make the whole plane first class" is something consumers SAY we want, but then we pick the flight based on price, and bitch about why the airline experience is so shitty.
