One of the more shocking things – beyond dirty seats – has been missing seat backs in first class, with seats taken out of service. The response from the airline (and some readers) has been that it’s better to fly planes in this condition than delay flights to address the problem. But I’ve always wondered, what are they doing when the planes aren’t flying to maintain the interiors so that this doesn’t happen so frequently?
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American Airlines Will Offer A New Product Above Business Class This Fall
American Airlines is the last remaining U.S. carrier to sell a true ‘first class’. Ever since Continental Airlines began selling a ‘premium business class’ that they called BusinessFirst, and dropped first class, the trend has gone in that direction. Delta has had a first class cabin in years, and United’s top product is now business class.
Now American plans to eliminate first class, too. Or do they?
Is This Allowed? Parents Share American Airlines First Class Seat While Kids Run To And From Coach
A husband and wife were traveling with two kids. The husband is in first class, wife in coach with the kids. An hour and a half into the flight, the husband heads back to coach and tells his wife, “your turn.” They trade seats every hour, and their kids run back and forth between the cabins.
Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel Tries To Keep Daughter Humble In First Class: Is That Even Possible?
Bethenny Frankel was a ‘Real Housewife of New York City’ and a ‘Shark Tank Shark’ but she’s also a travel connoisseur. She reviewed the Virgin Clubhouse Newark last summer declaring it “garbouj” and she’s an investor in award search website Point.me.
She flew to Australia for business the long way – routing via the Mideast on Emirates – and brought her daughter in first class.
Flying First Class: Qatar Airways’ U-Turn From Eliminating to Elevating Top Cabin
Last June, Qatar Airways announced a plan to eliminate its long haul first class product, which is currently only available on Airbus A380 aircraft and on ex-Cathay Pacific 777s. But then the airline’s CEO was out under mysterious circumstances. And now the Doha-based global carrier has reversed course and plans a new first class product for new planes they’re considering ordering.
Why It Makes Sense To Pay For First Class On Domestic Flights
American has become very aggressive in making upgrade offers, especially on flights that don’t appear to be selling in domestic first class. But it’s not just buy ups where American has gone down market. Looking for a one-way trip from Washington DC to Austin that I need in the coming weeks, the first 9 options all had first class just $100 more than coach.
Now That Pilots Get Upgraded To First Class Ahead of Passengers, Is Top Elite Status Worth It Anymore?
Passengers express frustration as pilots receive upgrade priority over them, prompting a reassessment of the value of top-tier elite status versus the advantages of mid-tier benefits.
While there’s a tradeoff upgrading pilots versus passengers along a certain margin, that’s not the reason most elites are sitting in back most of the time – just a visible lightning rod. Still, re-evaluating loyalty and status makes sense.
Exclusive Insight: American Airlines Strategy To Add More First Class Seats On Airbus A319s
American Airlines is planning to retrofit its Airbus A319 fleet to include more first-class seats, enhancing the premium seating options available to passengers – but, it appears, only on those planes that still have seat back entertainment screens. They’ll be taking those out.
American Airlines Is Rolling Out New First Class Meals
American Airlines is in the process of rolling out what’s being called a “complete refresh” of domestic first class meals. Many routes are already seeing new offerings, and it’s expected that these new meals will be served on all meal flights by February 14th – American’s Valentine’s Day gift to premium cabin flyers and those with status receiving upgrades.
Air France’s 2024 First Class: Challenging the Best in the World?
Air France has shared updates on its plans for a new first class, and it looks to be amazing. They’ve dropped some new details on the product that will debut in 2024 and begin flying in 2025 in their Investor Day presentation.