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As I drifted off to sleep, I noted the irony of a first class lounge being far less comfortable than my airline seat.

Not exact matches

Airlines are warring over wealthy travelers, spending millions on plush first - class cabins that look more like flying hotel rooms than seats on a commercial airliner.

Singapore Airlines has a reputation for quality and a substantial amount of business travel to and from the city - state, improving its ability to configure aircraft with a high number of premium seats and charge more than one - stop competitors, according to analysts.

The airline last year said it would target HK$ 4 billion ($ 510 million) in cost savings as part of the turnaround, which includes more than 740 individual measures, such as adding economy class seats in its Boeing 777 jets.

Many of the Recaro Basic Line 3520 seats found on these airlines have thinner padding, and the bottoms seem to reach to only mid-thigh, which feels more like a hard bench than a real chair.

Other amenities in the suite include seats that are wider than the average of 21 inches on existing Delta One classes (for competitive reasons, the airline did not release the specific width); roomy stowage compartments for shoes, headphones, and laptops; two consoles so passengers can comfortably spread out their drinks, reading materials, and laptops; and an 18 - inch - high resolution entertainment monitor, the largest among United States - based carriers, according to the airline, and bigger than the 11 - to 15 - inch monitors in Delta One classes.

While it's true the airline industry is financially healthier than it has been in years — thanks to cost - cutting and its new pay - as - you - go approach (United Airlines is even offering passengers who don't qualify for elite status the opportunity to pay $ 500 a year for seat upgrades and another $ 350 a year to avoid baggage fees)-- the changes have made flying a truly trying experience that is only likely to get worse.

With just eight seats on every aircraft — fewer than most first class cabins offered on competing airlines, our First Class cabin has an exclusive feel with a dedicated attendant providing a personal level of service.

For Domestic Carriage Liability for loss, delay or damage to checked baggage, or any baggage or personal item which is taken into custody by Cape Air, is limited to the fair market value at the time of the loss, damage or delay and will not exceed (except for wheelchair and other assistive devices)(1) for on - line travel solely on Cape Air with no connecting service, $ 500 per passenger; (2) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of more than 60 seats, $ 3400 per passenger ($ 3500 per passenger effective August 25, 2015) as per federal rules; and (3) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of 60 seats or less, $ 500 per passenger.

I haven't gate - checked a car seat with either of those airlines, but I'm sure it would not be any more difficult than gate - checking a stroller.

The rule prohibits U.S. airlines operating aircraft with 30 or more passenger seats from allowing their domestic flights to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours at U.S. airports without giving passengers an opportunity to leave the plane.

Under DOT rules, U.S. airlines operating aircraft with 30 or more passenger seats are prohibited from allowing their domestic flights to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours at large -, medium -, small - and non-hub U.S. airports without giving passengers an opportunity to deplane.

My 6 - foot, 4 - inch self was able to climb back there with ease and I had slightly more space than in your average economy class airline seat.

Airlines typically only offer a certain number of award seats per flight, so your itinerary options will be more limited than if you were paying cash for your ticket.

Due to the scarcity of airline award seats, these kinds of trips are more popular than taking vacations over the holidays.

It's better for the airlines, after all, to book seats, even for a lot less, than to have them sitting empty.

Some airlines may release fewer seats to loyalty members of partner airlines than they release for their own customers.

In today's world where cross country travel often costs less than $ 400, and award seats are scarce, it may make sense for reward card holders to start weighing the benefits of airline cards against those of reward cards that offer cash back or a generous statement credit.

Airline alliances are easier than ever to leverage with more and more seats being searchable and even bookable online.

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If you happen to be flying on an Etihad Airways route between Abu Dhabi and New York (JFK), London Heathrow, Melbourne, Mumbai or Sydney, and have enough airline miles, you can exchange that annoying cramped economy seat for an apartment with more amenities than you can imagine.

Award seats on Delta and US Airways were unavailable on more than 85 percent of flights sampled, according to the study, while they were unavailable on other major U.S. airlines 25 percent to 45 percent of the time.

But you're right, airlines are really scrambling to find ways to get people to spend their miles on something other than seats.

Last week, Bloomberg released an article titled «Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats,» which describes how miles and points are a fantastic perk for the airlines Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats,» which describes how miles and points are a fantastic perk for the airlines airlines as well.

Delta also has no fee for last - minute award bookings and opens up a larger percentage of seats last minute than most airlines, so if you need an award flight on short order, it's a great option.

Reward availability on airlines continues upward with 2012 results 5 points higher than 2010, according to the 3rd annual Switchfly Reward Seat Availability Survey, released recently by IdeaWorks.

Scott McCartney, Travel Editor of The Wall Street Journal, discusses how the airlines now make more money from their frequent flyer programs than they do from normal airline operations, and which airlines are the best and worst at making award seats available to passengers.

When it comes to frequent flyer awards from the airlines, some seats are, well, freer than others.

To keep your awards seat from disappearing while you're waiting for your points to transfer, put your reservation on hold before transferring (if the program allows it), or make sure that there are multiple seats available on your intended flight or that there is more than one flight available on the same airline.

From this week, the airline's Belfast to Orlando route will run for 28 weeks, more than trebling the number of seats from the Northern Irish capital to the sunshine state.

In some cases even buying a cheap flight with this deal plus a Big Front Seat will be cheaper than a standard economy ticket on other airlines.

Award seats to Asia on partner airlines cost more than awards for flights on United.

If you're looking to fly Air France first class, you'll need to book through Flying Blue, but paying the exorbitant Flying Blue rates to fly first class on a partner airline, rather than booking those seats through that partner or another SkyTeam member with good first class redemptions, is a waste of miles, particularly if you're transferring from a transfer program.

Points can also be transferred to claim award seats with more than two dozen airlines.

Seats recline more than a standard airline seat and come with a leg / foot rest so aren't a bad option, especially during the day.

Now, however, with lie - flat premium seats, in - flight connectivity and personal IFE becoming the norm rather than the exception, airlines have to search for alternative ways to differentiate their offer in an intense marketplace, and novel cabin features have emerged as an effective tool.

If SWUs no longer allow upgrades from Economy to Business class that will be seen as a massive devaluation in EXP status and, if Main Cabin Extra is no more than a few seats dotted around the cabin, most American Airlines flyers will struggle to ever reserve those seats if they don't book 6 + months in advance — another devaluation.

The NYT article also said that the airlines» new strategies seem to be working, citing Delta's prediction earlier this year that the percentage of paying passengers in its first class seats will increase from a little more than 50 percent in 2015 to 70 percent by 2018.

In the last few years, airlines have done a great job designing new aircraft and retrofitting the old ones with swankier - than - ever premium class seats.

As reported by CNN Money, American Airlines announced that it will go from 160 to more than 170 seats in its new Boeing 737 - MAX 8 fleet.

Rather incredibly, the American Airlines 737 8 MAX offers the same leg room in Main Cabin Extra and less leg room in Economy class than a tiny ERJ - 140 which seats just 44 passengers.

Due to the scarcity of airline award seats, these kinds of trips are more popular than taking vacations over the holidays.

The B.C. owned and operated company flies to more than sixty five regularly scheduled destinations in British Columbia and provides cargo and charter services across western Canada and the U.S. Started nearly forty years ago in Bella Coola, Pacific Coastal Airlines is now the sixth largest airline operating at Vancouver International Airport based on outbound seats, and third largest airline in takeoffs and landings.

Many people like to transfer points to an airline loyalty program to redeem first class flights or partner flights as they have better award values than your typical economy seat.

... and while you still only get 31 ″ of seat pitch (the same as you'll get on most other airlines flying across the Atlantic regardless of aircraft), you get 18 ″ wide seats... and that's more than you'll get on a wide - body aircraft flying to / from Philly.

This is a lot simpler on British Airways than it is on American Airlines because, on British Airways, upgrades use the same inventory as reward seats.

The airline has decided to go for a 1 -2-1 and a 2 -2-2 layout for their seats and that makes some seats in the Business Class cabin a lot more desirable than others — especially for solo travelers.

Airlines like United and American are busy squeezing in as many seats as they can in to their Economy Class cabins (United is about to go 10 - across in their 777s) giving passengers even less room than before.

These are the «throne» seats and offer considerably more storage space than the window seats on the port side of the aircraft (they're very similar in set up to the Malaysia Airlines A330 seat I reviewed here)

Make sure you play around with your flight options when booking these trips as you'll have a far better Business Class seat if you book your flight on an American Airlines aircraft rather than on operated by British Airways.