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Starting January 7, British Airways will stop serving a full English-style hot breakfast on its shortest business class routes out of London. Club Europe passengers will get fruit, yogurt, and pastry instead—another cost-cut that chips away at the one thing European business class usually still does well: catering.
Delta and SAS are offering rare sub-$2,000 roundtrip business class fares to Europe, with prices in the $1,600s to cities like Rome, Milan, Vienna and Copenhagen. The sale is wide open from January through May 2026, includes Saturday-night stays, and is bookable through December 2 unless pulled earlier.
A woman flying from New York to Zurich says her business-class seatmate erupted when her nine-month-old cried for two minutes, even trying to persuade the crew to move her to economy. The incident sparked a debate about who “belongs” in premium cabins — and what parents can realistically do to minimize disruptions when they travel with young children.
Only Qatar Airways and THAI offer caviar in long haul business class. And it’s surprisingly inexpensive to do. The investment, for them, almost seems like a no-brainer.
Overall value across the Atlantic was fantastic. The seats are mostly fine, though the new suites are better. Food was below average for American, and service was pretty ordinary, but a good way to cross the Pond. Getting any of American’s other seats would have been better, food is usually better, and many crews are too. So I don’t hesitate to fly them, I just feel like they can do better than they did here – but I did get my points worth as it were.
Can an economy passenger come up to business class to join a family member? If a husband and wife split up – he takes the first class seat, and she’s stuck in coach – can they squeeze into the same seat up front, or take turns using it?
Officially, no. But it happens. And one flight attendant allowed it.
They planned a romatic first trip together: São Paulo to Paris. They were each paying separately. She booked business class because “comfort mattered” and “she’s always traveled that way.” He chose economy, because business was “unnecessary.” Then things unraveled.
Delta is planning for a premium-heavy Airbus A350-1000 widebody, with the first plane being delivered next year. These planes will feature a new Delta One Suite in business class, as well as new economy seats.
United has announced its new business class suites, which will appear on new delivery Boeing 787s starting later this year – with passenger service beginning in 2026. The first destinations will be San Francisco to London and Singapore.
Three weeks ago I told you that United Airlines would announce its new business class suite in early May. They have a customer event in Brooklyn tomorrow as well as a media preview for the new seat. And the airline has been teasing their reveal on social media. But photos are already available.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
