Another advantage of EVA Air's 747 configuration is that there are plenty of toilets — four at the back and two at the front of the economy cabin (with additional toilets for premium
economy and business class up front).
Not exact matches
Fiji operates a two - cabin service, with 24
Business Class seats in a 2x2x2 configuration
up front
and 249
Economy seats behind in a 2x4x2 layout.
All checked bags must adhere to a max weight of 23 kg (50 lb) for
Economy & Premium
Economy fares
and 32 kg (70 lb) for
Business & First
Class fares; must adhere to max linear dimensions per bag
up to 158 cm
I currently have a paid ticket booked in
Economy class and I'm keeping my fingers crossed I'll get a chance to move
up to
Business class either on the way there or back.
You can also earn Etihad Guest Silver Status for 1 year when you sign -
up at Etihad Guest
and complete a round trip
economy flight, or a one - way
business class flight.
The most important is perhaps leg room:
business class lets you recline
up to 8 more inches, on average, than
economy class,
and first
class usually lets you recline completely prone, making your seat as comfortable as a small bed.
The aircraft is configured in a three -
class cabin layout - 12
business, 32 premium
economy,
and 235
economy -
and deployed to open
up new international routes.
Singapore Airlines was the first to launch enclosed suites in First
Class on their Airbus A380 10 years ago —
and now is
upping the game with even more spacious suites, new
Business Class seats
and changes to their premium
economy and Economy Class on their flagship Airbus A380
economy and Economy Class on their flagship Airbus A380
Economy Class on their flagship Airbus A380 planes!
The deal, which ends at 3:00 a.m. ET, is automatically applied to select routes,
and includes
up to $ 400 off
economy and premium
economy bookings,
and savings of
up to $ 1,000 on
business class flights.
Card Member
and up to seven additional First,
Business or Premium
Economy Class passengers must travel on same air itinerary.
Economy awards will remain 60,000 miles roundtrip, but
business class awards are increasing 40 % to 140,000 miles,
and first
class awards are
up to 220,000 miles —
up 85,000 miles or 63 %!
All three US legacy carriers now offer some form of Basic
Economy fares, American has only just backed away from the idea of introducing cabins with just 29 ″ of legroom, United got everyone excited with its Polaris
Business Class product
up until the point we realised that it will be a gazillion years before it's fully rolled out
and Delta has a long haul fleet that makes Mel Brooks look young.
The aircraft comes set
up with 156 seats which are split between 12
Business Class seats
and 144
Economy Class seats — that's 6 seats less than in the airline's regular 737 - 800s.
You can get
up to 7,500 miles off roundtrip tickets for both
economy and business class redemptions.
American Airlines has to come
up with a mileage cost for its international Premium
Economy cabin
and, obviously, that cost has to fall somewhere between the cost of an
Economy Class award
and a
Business Class award.
We already know that Cathay will be following the herd as it reconfigures its 777 - 300 aircraft with 10 - across seating in
Economy Class — so that's the end of comfort in Cathay Pacific's
Economy Class cabin —
and recent rumors have suggested that the airline would introduce «buy on board» meals on its short - haul flights while, at the same time, giving
up on the idea of offering «dine on demand» in
Business Class.
I actually ended
up paying two $ 28 change fees: 1) Changing our departing Delta
business class flight to
economy on a different day,
and 2) Adding two connecting Delta domestic flights to our existing itinerary (to get us from DCA to JFK
and from DTW to DCA).
LOT's new 787 - 800 seats
up to 252 passengers
and offers 3 distinct cabins of service —
Business Class, Premium
Economy and Economy.
If you can get both the cards
and you could end
up with a balance of 100,000 miles in you AAdvantage account which is good enough for a round trip
economy award to India or close to a
Business class award.
I mainly book long - haul flights
and,
up until now, I've had a very simple tactic: Book
economy class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from Economy Class into Business
economy class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from Economy Class into Business C
class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible
and use systemwide upgrades to move from
Economy Class into Business
Economy Class into Business C
Class into
Business ClassClass.
I can't say that I'd bother checking this route for
Economy Class seats if I wanted to fly to China (there are enough uncomfortable ways for me to do that straight out of LA) but I'd definitely be interested in trying out the
Business Class product — I'll keep my eyes on fares
and see if anything interesting comes
up.
The LOT 787 - 8 Dreamliner can hold
up to 252 passengers split between three cabins —
Business Class, Premium
Economy and Economy.
Etihad took the overall award for leading airline, picking
up a prize for its cabin crew, inflight entertainment
and first
class offerings too, but Qatar won the prize for best
business class and Emirates took best
economy class.
Now, a no - show with an
economy award (Saver or Advantage) will cost $ 100 with Premium
economy up to $ 200,
business class and first
class / Suites
class up to $ 300.
It does provide
up to two free checked bags when flying
economy and up to
business (3 for first
class)
and priority boarding which is nice.
Still, getting 2 cents per point opens
up many great opportunities for
economy flights or cheap
business class flights
and can result in some very cheap tickets to get across the country
and you get to earn reward points or EQMs for the flights.
The aircraft will have 30 lie - flat
business class seats arranged 1 -2-1; 21 premium
economy seats in a 2 -3-2 configuration; 21 Main Cabin Extra seats (
up to six inches of extra legroom) arranged 3 -3-3;
and 207 regular
economy seats, also in a 3 -3-3 layout.
Until 1999, when Virgin Atlantic Airways
upped the ante
and introduced a seat that extended to a bed in
business class, many
business -
class seats resembled today's best premium
economy seats.
Singapore Airlines has invested US$ 350m in the the new Boeing 787 - 10
Business Class and Economy Class products, which it says will «redefine travel on flights
up to eight hours».
ABOUT THE SERVICE Lufthansa's premium
economy passengers can check
up to two bags in (23 kg each)
and have access to the airline's
business class lounges — albeit for an extra cost of EUR25.
Customers can only move
up one cabin, so consider purchasing a premium
economy fare (World Traveler Plus)
and then redeem Avios to reach
business class (Club World).
Cathay Pacific offers
up to four cabin
classes on its longhaul international flights, including First
Class,
Business Class, Premium
Economy Class and Economy Class.
All flights excluding U.S. / Canada, San Juan
and flights from Brazil: 1 bag free
up to 44 lb (20 kg)
Economy, 1 bag free
up to 55 lb (25 kg) Premium
Economy, 1 bag free
up to 66 lb (30 kg)
Business Class
Business Class Saver fares
and Flex
and Flex Plus fares in
Economy Class and Business Class can be upgraded
up to six hours before departure.
When I book an
economy ticket
and the seat map opens, not only does it display the usual
economy seats in a 2x5x2 layout, but it also opens
up the
Business Class ahead which is in a 2x3x2 layout, with angled flat seats.
Take a peek
and you'll see increases on popular awards including low - level awards in first
class to Hawaii (
up 5K from 85,000 to 90,000 miles)
and business class to the South Asian subcontinent (
up 20K from 120,000 to 140,000 miles)
and in low - level
economy to Hawaii (
up 5k from 40,000 to 45,000 miles), the Middle East (80,000 to 85,000 miles),
and the South Asian subcontinent (80,000 to 85,000 miles).
His strategy is to book award travel in
economy and business class well in advance,
and then a day or so before the flight, call in to redeem the additional miles to move
up to first
class.
It has trouble with some partner award availability
and pulling
up awards with mixed cabins (for instance, if one flight has a
business -
class seat availability but the next segment only has
economy awards available), though that seems to have gotten better lately.
Some of the few
business -
class seats I found on ExpertFlyer didn't show
up when I searched on Delta.com,
and many of the
economy seats were off as well.
On my departure from San Francisco, lines were set
up and announced properly, with First
Class,
Business Class and Elite Members receiving priority, followed by Premium
Economy and Economy Class.
The new B787 - 9 features 30 fully lie - flat, all - aisle access
Business Class seats arranged in a 1 -2-1 configuration; 21 Premium
Economy seats in a 2 -3-2 configuration; 27 Main Cabin Extra seats with
up to 6 inches of additional leg room in a 3 -3-3 configuration
and 207 Main Cabin seats arranged in a 3 -3-3 configuration
Fly
Economy: Flying
business or first
class means more emissions — both because of the space you take
up and the bigger seats
and extra kit carried.
United's updated international
business class, Polaris, will begin rolling out in December,
and the company is exploring premium
economy seating as well, in a bid to catch
up with American Airlines current
and Delta's upcoming premium
economy fares.
Airtran will let you upgrade to
business class from any fare at the airport on a first - come, first - served basis for $ 69
and up per flight segment (that's one take off
and one landing), or from higher
economy fares in advance; Spirit's Airbuses have one row of four extra-wide seats at the front of the plane with more legroom for sale at $ 12 to $ 199 if bought in advance or $ 25 to $ 75 for onboard upgrades, depending on flight length.