I have always wondered about the First-class seating on airplanes.  First of all, they get to board first.  This means that they get to have all of the coach passengers with their carry on luggage, shuffle past them.  Personally, I prefer to be the last to board the plane for that very reason.

Second, they put the First-class passengers in the front of the plane. On a normal flight,  this isn’t a problem.  However, in the even of a crash, the front of the plane is the first to go while the tail stays intact.

So, I guess the First-class passengers pay extra so that they can have everyone shuffle past them and so that they can be the first to go.