Can you think of another service with millions of customers that, if you want the top tier, you pay 6 times more, and we are talking thousands more?
Last time I flew to Australia and back, we had 4-seaters and 3-seaters.
The year before
* It was New Zealand; we had only 2-seaters each.
* Europe twice, just one seat, what can you expect from a $500 ticket?
I'll take it.
The next trip is to India.
As I said before, I never had a problem finding a place for my carry-on and another smaller bag. Carry on means we never lost our luggage, always on time for connections, and very light carrying around during the vaction.
Most of what I learn about traveling, I did from the master consumer guru, Clark Howard. See his site (
Clark.com). We immigrated to the US in 1991. Clark sold his travel agency for about 2 million on that years.
Then, he started talking on a local show; within several years, his show was syndicated to many stations over the USA. He also had a TV show. Travel was only a small subject. Clark has been teaching his listeners about investments, annuities, and much, much more. He was so passionate that he started a consumer center helping people. He would talk about bad companies and/or take it with their no consumer service getting clients their money or a good service.
Clark used to say. You should fly to places you want to see when the price is low. You will cover the world. Use only a carry-on, and never check luggage before. Clark used to stay in hotel like Hampton Inn and Fairfield Inn. You get it all: free parking, free good breakfast, nice rooms, and great service. During the time I worked, I stayed in better hotels. The only major difference was that these hotels had much bigger and nicer lobbies. Many of them don't supply you with breakfast. We don't care about the lobby.
Example: WOW The Icelandic airline offers $99 flights each way from several main US cities. It was one of the best countries to see.