[tracker1]

Didn't agree so much. I generally avoid air travel, when I have to, sometimes I'll bite the bullet for first class. I'll fly Delta over the cut rate carriers.

I'm not a luxury car guy... But have bought a few Buick cars along the way.

So I'll pay a premium for comfort and quality in general to a point. Not everyone does every time, but there should definitely be the option.

[bruce511]

I think you're both right. Obviously, given the success of no frills airlines, the vast majority of consumers are absolutely price focused. The shorter the route, the more evident this is.

Equally some small minority (assumed from the relative tinyness of business/first class) are prepared to pay for more.

Both can be true at the same time, and are.

For longer flights, the desire for at least some amenities goes up. I don't expect in-flight entertainment from London to Schipol, but London to Sydney without a screen would be brutal.

Personally I'm in the camp where the worst food in the terminal is still 10 times better than the food on the plane, so I eat before and after, not during. But everyone else seems to love the hour killed discovering what they're being fed. So again, room for different opinions.

[greedo]

Wait, Buick is a luxury car now?

[tracker1]

I said I don't do luxury... But Buick is generally a step up.

Much like day Red Lobster is a steep up from Long John Silvers. It's not luxury but you are paying for and getting more.

[aaronax]

Yes ("premium"), between Chevrolet and Cadillac.

[greedo]

Premium is definitely not luxury as you implied, and is definitely not a premium automaker in any sense of the word.