Your last three paragraphs, Groundhog, should be written in letters a foot high and hung outside Kingsway. As well as put as a sticky at the top of this forum.
Couldn't agree more. The number of people who don't understand the principle of 'it's the market, stupid', but instead prefer pontificating on BvA, this airline should fly that route, or as you say, CC hats, never fails to amaze/amuse/horrify me.
TA