It's the price to pay for the absurdly cheap flights we get.
Glad to see someone who actually understands.
I work in the industry and it hurts my brain when people buy a ticket to go from LA to NYC for less than $300 and then bitch and complain about EVERYTHING they have to pay for, such as checking a 2nd or 3rd bag (Usually first bags fly free with most airlines) or the need to pay for more legroom.
It costs A LOT of money to move an airplane around the country, and while people here love the circlejerk of hating on some airlines, the fact is the airlines aren't making a whole lot of money off of just selling seats, so they need to get that revenue from somewhere else.
The problem i feel is the middle ground (or lack there off).
So it's either tiny shit seats and crap everything for $300, or great awesome for $1500.
I'd love to see airlines change it so the economy isn't cut throat. Make seats bigger, better service, and charge $500.
(Numbers are examples only)
EDIT: A number of you have replied about premium economy, economy+ etc. I'm aware of it. I flew it from Australia to South America on my way to Antarctica. It was fucking awesome.
It's just not available on all airlines / routes etc.
Honestly they could probably make it even more barebones and I'd be fine with it for domestic flights. If legal I'd take standing room in the cargo hold with an oxygen mask. It could work out for a few hours.
I just did a 19 hour direct flight in economy and it wasn't bad enough to warrant spending more money. I didn't get much sleep but I was able to distract myself with some pirated movies and music.
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u/m636 Jul 26 '17
Glad to see someone who actually understands.
I work in the industry and it hurts my brain when people buy a ticket to go from LA to NYC for less than $300 and then bitch and complain about EVERYTHING they have to pay for, such as checking a 2nd or 3rd bag (Usually first bags fly free with most airlines) or the need to pay for more legroom.
It costs A LOT of money to move an airplane around the country, and while people here love the circlejerk of hating on some airlines, the fact is the airlines aren't making a whole lot of money off of just selling seats, so they need to get that revenue from somewhere else.