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I think that your comment is wrong on so many levels. Let me start. > The folks who are in a financial position to afford private flights are the same folks to

I think that your comment is wrong on so many levels. Let me start. > The folks who are in a financial position to afford private flights are the same folks to fly first class and use airline lounges. Both of them have gotten far, far worse since the start of the pandemic. First, I'd like to know your source, because I've heard too many times that it's the opposite: rich got richer with the pandemic. Or perhaps you meant that both first and private got worse from a food perspective? Also, how can you focus on food and beverage to explain the rise of private aviation flights? You go from first class to private jet (5x to 10x the cost) just because you don't like a cold sandwich? Didn't it occur to you that perhaps private jets offer safer environment in a world where Covid creates so many issues? Or, allows infected people to travel despite their health conditions, and therefore it's the only viable option, despite being more expensive than first class? Reading about food and snacks, and seeing your comment as the first in the page, sounded really odd to me. Perhaps I'm missing something super obvious?

sokoloff 5y ago
I read it as the two things that got worse were "flying first class" and "airline lounges". The second paragraph talks about how first class got worse. The third paragraph talks about how airline lounges got worse. (My few anecdotes during COVID match this judgment.)
bradknowles 5y ago
The flip side is that private aviation has gotten a lot cheaper, if you’re willing to book a seat on a shared private aircraft. Old companies like NetJets still offer fractional ownership at good rates, but new virtual airlines have popped up that use services like NetJets for their aircraft and personnel, but sell the seats as if they were nothing more than a step up from first class. What I think the OP was talking about is that first class on regular airlines has gotten a lot worse, and the people who can afford to regularly fly first class can also afford to pay not that much more to fly on these new virtual private airlines.

sokoloff 5y ago

I read it as the two things that got worse were "flying first class" and "airline lounges". The second paragraph talks about how first class got worse. The third paragraph talks about how airline lounges got worse. (My few anecdotes during COVID match this judgment.)

bradknowles 5y ago

The flip side is that private aviation has gotten a lot cheaper, if you’re willing to book a seat on a shared private aircraft. Old companies like NetJets still offer fractional ownership at good rates, but new virtual airlines have popped up that use services like NetJets for their aircraft and personnel, but sell the seats as if they were nothing more than a step up from first class. What I think the OP was talking about is that first class on regular airlines has gotten a lot worse, and the people who can afford to regularly fly first class can also afford to pay not that much more to fly on these new virtual private airlines.