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I have been on a plane flying coach with a senator sitting directly behind me.

• anovikov 5y ago
  Why do they do that? Just to show off to their constituents how egalitarian they are? People must be truly dumb if they buy into it.
  • iratewizard 5y ago
    Maybe they don't value the cost of first class. Don't attribute to malice what can be attributed to personal taste.
    • Rebelgecko 5y ago
      With how frequently they fly, I imagine that every congress critter has enough status to get free upgrades to first class
      • sokoloff 5y ago
        That may have been true decades ago. Now, carriers are dropping the prices of first class seats and offering cheaper paid upgrades to coach seats (to get around corporate travel rules against buying specific fare class tickets), that upgrades are harder to come by and way less guaranteed than before.
      • Scoundreller 5y ago
        My thought is some airlines just so it automatically. Helps when your industry needs a bailout.
  • teeray 5y ago
    I think there are congressional rules about such things. I, for one, would be pretty upset at tax money being spent on congressional NetJet hours.
  • seanmcdirmid 5y ago
    They don’t make enough money to fly casually business class.
  • aaronbrethorst 5y ago
    To avoid negative press, but otherwise you’re correct https://govtrackinsider.com/no-congressional-first-class-flights-act-would-require-congress-members-to-fly-coach-when-using-263eae90e30 https://govtrackinsider.com/no-congressional-first-class-fli...