Was travelling back from Sydney recently and sat next to a retired Medical Specialist who had just returned from oversees. The first comments made to me was about the state of the aircraft and how old it was (767). The good doctor had just returned from overseas with Singapore and raved about the condition of their aircraft and what a great trip she had had and continued to bag QANTAS management for allowing the airline to decline to where it had.
We asked where she lived she explained on the Gold Coast and she and plenty others couldnt wait until Virgin starts operating business class into the Gold Coast when they would leave QANTAS "in droves".
Towrads the end of the flight she asked me what i did for a living. I dont know who was more embarrassed.