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‘A retreat above the clouds’: The airlines keeping first class alive
When you fly a budget airline, you’ll have to cram into a tiny seat with a 28-inch legroom. You may have more extended legroom on a full-service carrier’s flight, but it won’t look as spacious as a premier economy seat. However, when you board a wide-body aircraft from the front door, you may walk through the business class cabin with full-flat seats, some of them look like individual suites with sliding doors for privacy, which are much better than first class seats in the old days. Indeed, many airlines have upgraded their business class cabin to replace first class. Nowadays, what matters the most is not just legroom or meals but comfort during the flight, and there seem to be passengers who look for ambience and experience in their cabin like a private jet, and some airlines are trying to accommodate such needs. The German flag carrier Lufthansa is investing hundreds of millions of euros in a new Allegris cabin for its Airbus A350 jets that have three suites, two window suites and a central double suite for pairs. Each suite is fully enclosed, with sliding doors to create a feeling similar to a hotel room at an altitude of 36,000ft. Perks on the ground include a personal assistant who meets the passengers at check-in, escorts them to the first-class lounge, and then guides them to the boarding gate when the time has come. Some other long-haul airlines like Air France, Singapore Airlines, and Emirates are coming up with similar luxurious private jet-like cabins and services. Even though you get what you’ve paid for, you can still make your journey more enjoyable in your own ways.
Read the article and learn about reviving and renovating first class.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/10/travel/airlines-bringing-back-first-class-lufthansa-air-france/index.html
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