Underfire - it's called Business/First Class
All that does is get you a wider seat...same terminal, same TSA, same annoyed to be there flight attendants....in fact you get a more senior and even more annoyed to be there flight attendant.
I don't think anyone has actually taken the step of pay toilets on their airplanes, but I bet some are thinking about it
haha!!! check out Scoot. Ryan was doing standing room only flights...not even going to let you sit down. (not in the US though).
I liked the way Southwest did it until they started "refining" the first come first serve method with the boarding pass....now they charge for the privilege of being first. Herb is rolling his eyes in disgust.
In the US I like JetBlue for the TV and decent service but they are almost as bad as AA when it comes to upselling the "extra legroom" seats by not letting you select a seat in advance otherwise----almost as bad as AA---if you keep clicking every day eventually a window or aisle opens up but it's a PITA. I find USAir personnel are pretty friendly at the gate and check in. United crews are the coolest when it comes to professional courtesy of colleagues at other airlines. I always look out for them when I see them in appreciation.
Delta is cool if you get the old NW crews...otherwise...ugh!
Yeah...I'm waiting for the (old)Delta and AA crews to come in here and justify why they are the way they are.
Pretty much all the time I buy a ticket because it's cheap and I don't get bumped. Sometimes I won't even identify myself as a pilot and hide my crew tags.