business class

noun

: a class of air transportation at a fare lower than first class and higher than coach

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Other Redditors chimed offering similar solutions to the matter, some even suggested that taller passengers should pay extra and sit in business class. Gil MacIas, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024 The plane will have 324 seats and a three-class configuration: 34 business class seats. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024 Finnair also offers its long hail aircraft on two flights per day from Heathrow which features the latest business class seats, the Airlounge, which has a unique design with oodles of space. Michele Robson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Little has been revealed about the new A350 business class cabin beyond the fact that the seats will be provided by Safran—the same company that designed Emirates’ business class seats on the A380 planes—and it will likely be laid out in a 1-2-1 configuration with aisle access for each passenger. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for business class 

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of business class was in 1962

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“Business class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20class. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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