business class
noun
: a class of air transportation at a fare lower than first class and higher than coach
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It’s been a long time in coming but the airline is finally set to present its spacious, private business class seats and stunning uniforms that proudly express the country’s Māori culture.
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Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Always looking to maximize profits, such airlines have come to believe that improved business class seats are the way forward, rendering the posh, private echelons at the pointy end of the plane redundant.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Even the national airline, Finnair, feels like an extension of this obsession, with their new, cocoon-like business class seats designed around the same principles of warmth and quietude, and—of course—a sauna within their platinum lounge at Helsinki Airport.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
For comparison, the Dubai-Malé round-trip ticket in Emirates' business class can range from $2,000 to $3,500, while first-class starts at $6,000.
—Scott Campbell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
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Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Always looking to maximize profits, such airlines have come to believe that improved business class seats are the way forward, rendering the posh, private echelons at the pointy end of the plane redundant.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Even the national airline, Finnair, feels like an extension of this obsession, with their new, cocoon-like business class seats designed around the same principles of warmth and quietude, and—of course—a sauna within their platinum lounge at Helsinki Airport.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
For comparison, the Dubai-Malé round-trip ticket in Emirates' business class can range from $2,000 to $3,500, while first-class starts at $6,000.
—Scott Campbell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Business class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20class. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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