Business Class

I’m based in Germany and don’t fly American Airlines very often, but I booked them for a summer trip since the price was decent. Outbound will be FRA → CLT → MCO in Economy. On the return I’m flying MCO → CLT in First and then CLT → FRA in Business. What’s confusing me is the...

Currently booked in premium economy on a British Airways flight from Hong Kong to London and received an upgrade offer in the app. The upgrade to business class is priced at £882. The flight is still about six weeks away, so trying to decide whether that’s a good deal or if it...

Heads up for anyone booking work travel through systems like Concur. Because those bookings generate separate confirmation numbers, a lot of your benefits don’t seem to carry over the way you’d expect. I used to book with points and just add EarlyBird for $25 each way. Now to...

I booked a round trip business class flight from the US East Coast to Greece for this summer for me and my girlfriend. Total was a little over $6k, and I’m planning to propose on the trip. Obviously I’d like us to sit together on the flight, but SAS wants about $240 total just...

I have a 20+ hour layover at Istanbul Airport with a Turkish Airlines business class ticket. I know I can’t use the sleep pods in the business lounge since those are only available for layovers under 9 hours, which is a bit disappointing. I signed up for the Istanbul stopover...

I feel this. I flew economy for years thinking business class was just for CEOs and influencers 😅 Retail prices are wild. Seeing $4k to $5k next to a $700 economy ticket hurts. From what I’ve seen, the only times it drops close to that $2k range are random sales, mistake fares,...

Just flew Cathay business for the first time, 4 flights with a transit in HKG. Lounges in Hong Kong were big and nicely designed, but the staff felt a bit cold. Not rude exactly, just not very welcoming. Felt like I was inconveniencing them. One segment had the older recliner...

I recently took a 9 hour international flight in business class that I booked using 140k miles. I was traveling alone and was hoping to actually sleep using the lie flat seat. About 20 minutes after takeoff, my seat suddenly reclined completely on its own without me touching...

Had a business class ticket from Paris to Tokyo with Air France. On the day of the flight I was involuntarily downgraded to Premium Economy because the flight was overbooked. A few hours later they called and offered business seats on an Emirates flight leaving later. That...

Flying Incheon to Copenhagen in business and noticed the SAS app doesn’t show lounge access for the ICN departure. On the SAS website it says they have a partner lounge in Incheon T2, so I assumed business class would include access. Interestingly, my CPH to ICN flight does show...

Flying NY–Dublin in August for my mom’s 70th and really wanted to get my parents into business. My dad is 6’3 and not super comfortable in economy anymore. I called before booking and was told there were plenty of open business seats and no one on the waitlist. Agent suggested I...

Got a long flight coming up from Munich to São Paulo, about 12 hours 20 minutes. Currently booked in Premium Economy and haven’t selected a seat yet. Trying to decide if it’s better to wait until check-in in case there’s a chance for a business class upgrade, or if that could...

Flew Emirates Business recently and really liked the Bvlgari Men in Black kit. Especially the lotion. Now I’ve run out and can’t seem to find that exact version online. Fragrance is easy enough to find, but the lotion from the kit seems harder. Does anyone know if those are sold...

Had a big delay coming into LHR from Asia, around 20 hours, which obviously wrecked my connection to the US. I’ll admit I had the classic “this is why BA has a bad rep” moment. Called customer service and got through in about 10 minutes. Not instant, but totally reasonable....

If you’re getting waitlisted even though the site shows e-upgrade space, it usually means there’s no “R” inventory available right now on that specific flight. For Air Canada, instant e-upgrade confirmation into business requires “R” class availability. If there’s no R space,...

Looking at a direct LAX to CDG flight and noticed the price jump from Premium Economy to Business was huge when booking. Business was more than double and over $12k total. Because of that I booked Premium Economy instead. I’m wondering if Air France sometimes offers paid...

Flight AI127 from Delhi ended up delayed because three business class seats were broken and the passengers assigned to them refused to move to economy. What made it more frustrating was that the aircraft had reportedly been on the ground for about five hours, so it wasn’t a...

SAN to LHR flight (about 10 hours) apparently had no business class meal service at all. Economy and premium economy still had their normal food. Passengers in business were sent a $30 voucher through an app called Swiipr to buy food at the airport before boarding. The issue was...

Noticed something interesting with Air France and KLM pricing. Sometimes buying an economy ticket and then accepting an upgrade offer later ends up being cheaper than booking business class from the start. Those upgrade offers sometimes show up during check-in or in the app...

My go to is SYD to Coffs Harbour on the A220, QF1532 / 1533 or similar. Business fares pop up around $400 pretty regularly. That’s 40 Status Credits per leg. Do a return on a Double Status Credit promo and you’re looking at 160 SC for about $800. Short hop, proper J seat, decent...

I was able to grab CDG to Hanoi in business for January, but I can never seem to find IAD to CDG for 60k one way. I check every month and it’s either way higher or just nothing in biz at saver level. Starting to wonder if 60k from DC to Paris is basically unicorn space. For...

Flying Aer Lingus business in about a month and basically moving my whole life out of Ireland. No family here to leave stuff with, heading back to live with my partner. Business gives me 3 checked bags, but apparently I cannot add more. Meanwhile economy can go up to 5 if you...

I booked premium economy on Emirates and I do not see any option to upgrade with cash, only miles. I am guessing it might be because this was booked through a corporate rate. Does anyone know if I could still get a cash upgrade at the airport if there are business seats...