[mannykannot]

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.

[makeitdouble]

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.

[MichaelZuo]

Huh? Airline’s are near universally pricing their cheapest economy class tickets as unbundled as possible.

But they almost all sell nicer food on board or during online check in.