My experience bears out an adage about airlines: People almost always opt for convenience and price, even while complaining loudly about crowded planes and a dearth of amenities.
I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class.
I'm on JetBlue and United. So I spend a lot of time on airplanes with other people and in terminals or just traveling around and going to restaurants or whatever. The interaction I get on a daily basis is always positive. I've never had a negative interaction.
I consider myself a frequent flyer, flying roughly 200 times a year on mostly mainstream airlines.
The only thing I like about air travel is it gives me time to read.
When I started working on Southwest Airlines, I kid you not, only people flying on business and very wealthy people ever flew.
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.
Airlines are very competitive.
Virgin America flyers tend to be more likely to be using a mobile device and tapping social networks - even at 35,000 feet.
