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The thing is, if you get status on airline, it's the only way they actually do stop treating you like cattle (mostly). That or be rich and always fly first cla

The thing is, if you get status on airline, it's the only way they actually do stop treating you like cattle (mostly). That or be rich and always fly first class.

klabb3 3y ago
My main pains with flying are completely unrelated to the airline, like waking up early, packing, taxis, layovers, delays and endless dead waiting time in the most sterile environment imaginable. Any flight under ~4h all I care about is reducing the amount of time, not increasing the amount of comfort. Drinking while sitting down alone to the pleasurable tunes of 80db ambient noise, really? Do these people think it’s luxury to sit on the couch with their laptop at 11am on a Tuesday with construction workers outside? I cannot wrap my head around how that mediocrity is thousands of dollars worth of luxury when you can get a better experience for $20-$50 on the outside, with minuscule effort. I’m convinced a large appeal is simply the flex that others can see you in first- or business class.
- standardUser 3y ago
  I'm a bit too tall for airplanes so I would love a business or first class seat purley for pain avoidance. Especially on an overnight flight - I cannot sleep in a coach seat without causing myself harm. Outside of that, I totally agree. And on any short flight (< 4 hours) I could stand for all I care.
  - klabb3 3y ago
    Ah yes luckily I don’t have that problem but that’d be infuriating. They should really have extra leg space in a set of economy/coach seats as well that you can claim if you’re taller. I mean, you pay equal for being twice the weight so I don’t see why being a less than a foot taller than average should be such a crazy thing to accommodate. How often do you manage to book the exit row seats? I assume a lot of non-tall folks take them too just for the extra space.
- thfuran 3y ago
  Business travelers don't really have the option of spending the time outside instead. They can only choose between somewhat tolerable and not very tolerable.

The thing is, if you get status on airline, it's the only way they actually do stop treating you like cattle (mostly). That or be rich and always fly first class.

klabb3 3y ago

My main pains with flying are completely unrelated to the airline, like waking up early, packing, taxis, layovers, delays and endless dead waiting time in the most sterile environment imaginable. Any flight under ~4h all I care about is reducing the amount of time, not increasing the amount of comfort. Drinking while sitting down alone to the pleasurable tunes of 80db ambient noise, really? Do these people think it’s luxury to sit on the couch with their laptop at 11am on a Tuesday with construction workers outside? I cannot wrap my head around how that mediocrity is thousands of dollars worth of luxury when you can get a better experience for $20-$50 on the outside, with minuscule effort. I’m convinced a large appeal is simply the flex that others can see you in first- or business class.

standardUser 3y ago
I'm a bit too tall for airplanes so I would love a business or first class seat purley for pain avoidance. Especially on an overnight flight - I cannot sleep in a coach seat without causing myself harm. Outside of that, I totally agree. And on any short flight (< 4 hours) I could stand for all I care.
- klabb3 3y ago
  Ah yes luckily I don’t have that problem but that’d be infuriating. They should really have extra leg space in a set of economy/coach seats as well that you can claim if you’re taller. I mean, you pay equal for being twice the weight so I don’t see why being a less than a foot taller than average should be such a crazy thing to accommodate. How often do you manage to book the exit row seats? I assume a lot of non-tall folks take them too just for the extra space.
thfuran 3y ago
Business travelers don't really have the option of spending the time outside instead. They can only choose between somewhat tolerable and not very tolerable.