11-18-2014, 12:17 AM
DeusxMac wrote:
[quote=davemchine]
I only fly two routes on a semi-regular basis and I've noticed prices have gone up significantly in the last few years. At the same time service has gone down. I've tried to start booking 1st class but it is almost always full. I finally was able to book a first class ticket for my trip NEXT MARCH but only for one direction. To me the message is clear. People will pay for something better than cattle class. The airlines need to offer more opportunity for this.
I suspect the majority of flyers would love to be stuck with your "problem"; not enough first class seats.
Most could never afford to fly first class where prices run two, three or more times more expensive than economy.
Quick sample of cheapest first class and economy flights from a common run:
Also, for most non-coast-to-coast domestic first class runs the cost isn't even close to being worth it (unless you're someone for whom money is no object or have large numbers of airline miles) because the difference in service is negligible and most of the runs are so short.