@ draglift ... no, it's just interesting to see the perks CC get. Which may, of course, influence the paying pax's opinion on CC's "perceived status". Still, the cork's out the bottle now.
FYI, senior civil servants and senior military officers only get J-class on duty flights in excess of [i think] 6 hours. Otherwise it's down the back. If senior CC regard themselves as equivalent to a serving lt col/wg cdr, that's their perception. The salaries are certainly in the same territory. Just don't expect me to subsidise
that perception with my own money ... at least until we see CSDs working on the front line in Afghanistan, without many days off.
I don't blame the individuals - some VERY nice/cosy deals have been struck in the past, and they are obviously taking the fullest advantage of them. But that's an issue for BA/BASSA/Unite. Just don't expect too many paying pax to keep funding the "High Life"
