We tend to compare flying in one type plane of plane with another, often forgetting to consider that it is what the airline choses to do with the plane that most affects our enjoyment of the flight.
I used to love flying in VC 10s, but if they were around nowadays, with 50% more seats, and with today's higher number of drunk, abusive, selfish, arrogant and fatter passengers then perhaps I would form a very different opinion of travelling in one!