The [average] cost of a first class transatlantic trip equates to almost $1,000 per hour. Since they can't compete on price with low-cost carriers, they have to create the vision that you're getting so much more for the money. |
There will always be a luxury traveler... but by definition, if there are too many of them it starts to feel like a commodity. That automatically detracts from some of the opulence of it all. |