yellowtriumph, no need to be apologetic about your chosen class of travel. I am retired and certainly not affluent by any means, yet I choose to fly long haul in Business Class or not at all. Since I am paying for the privilege out of my own modest pocket, with the exception of airlines on my NO FLY list, I seek the best Business Class deals available. As soon as an airline wants to add this, that or the other on top of the offered fare, they've lost me as a potential customer. It's for this very reason that BA have never motivated me to use them.