I think a 20% increase is a good thing. . .I would pay 20% more to ensure a less crowded jet. . .but then again, (not bragging), I only fly First because I refuse to be squeezed between the obnoxious and the smelly travelers that don't know, or respect, the unwritten rules of flying. See Up in the Air movie for a idea about what I am referring to. I value my comfort over saving a few bucks.
I travel over 150K a year, and I have seen what flies in the back and I am not going there. Again, not bragging. Just choose to spend my money on my comfort, not my chiropractor to un-kink my back, or lawyer because I strangled some snotty undisciplined brat that kicks the back of my seat.
I think the 20% increase in fares will result in less passengers, less stress, better service, less screaming brats and nasty, self-centered ghetto pants-down below their butt me-me-me Coach travelers. Greyhound will see a surge in their ridership.
Which is fine, because we fly first (or at least biz, overnight, overseas).
I loved “Up in the Air.” Except that the gal was bizarrely skanky. Which was part of the story. I started presenting my boarding pass through the magnetometer like he did.
I don’t even fly for business. Not bragging. ;-)