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These days I almost always buy that upgrade. I'm not tall or anything but for $50-100 extra it makes the flight so much more tolerable. That's easy money on top of a $3000 vacation in my book.
And that’s how they get those fees. Effective, isn’t it.
Seat upgrades have been an uncharged for as long as I can remember. At least 30 years. I find it hard to believe they ever gave them away for free.
You bought coach, business, or first. Those were your upgrades from coach. There were no “tiers” in coach like coach “plus” or whatever extra legroom or no checked bag coach is called these days.
Seat pitch was the same for everyone.
They would charge more for window or aisle, that’s been a thing for a really long time.
They have always charged more for exit rows is what I'm saying. Premium economy is just a new tier.
Depends on the flight really. In your case I'd say yeah, it makes sense to upgrade; in my case I'm talking about a sub-1-hour flight that costs $60 in total without any upgrades. I'm on the taller side, but I'm still fine with a regular seat for such a short flight.