Claire Curtis's response (Flight International, 19-25 March) to my letter on premium travel (Flight International, 26 February-4 March) is predictable. She seems, however, to draw a distinction between "executives" and "employees". While "executives need a relaxed well-appointed cabin with good facilities", the response of her company to the global downturn was, apparently, to reduce "the amount of trips by employees", which leads one to wonder whether they were necessary.
Neither has she addressed my primary point as to whether she would pay for premium travel with her own money and consider it good value for that money.
Tony Kilbride
Newdigate, Surrey, UK
Source: Flight International
