Cav Cheetah
itsa bit unfair on Gov employees who genuinely have to travel alot to go Y on Long Haul. They are human like everyone else, maybe Bank Employees should only fly Y because their employers are crooks . It sounds good but on the personal level not really within the spirit of fairness that this thread is trying to suggest airlines should operate within.
Almost all companies-even virtualy al if they are from US cut back rather than grow, its easier and cheaper and brand focussed target/bonus obsessed managements find it much easier than actually thinking.
But that doesnt take away the fact that service declines well before price-BA Shorthaul seats are now very cramped and guess what the charge for booking a seat ahead of checking has been increased. Look at how chocolate bars and ice creams have shrunk and shrunk over the years and the quality has deteriorated as inferior ingredients are used.
because of management mobility whereby professional 'managers' move from industry to in dustry usually having no relevant experience and the only thing they can take with them is their MBA mantra of cut costs and grow revenue and its hard to see it changing in the airline business even though 'Safety is always our first priority' as they always claim -just check a few and see how many have a board member responsible for that.
PB