business class
noun
: a class of air transportation at a fare lower than first class and higher than coach
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While the top-tier business class is offering higher tech and more high-touch service, the carriers don’t have the over-the-top amenities of international airlines.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 May 2025
The carrier on Tuesday unveiled a new business class suite called 'Polaris Studio' for the new aircraft, which will have 25% larger seats, caviar service, skincare kits, 27-inch screens and other luxury offerings.
—Shivansh Tiwary, USA Today, 14 May 2025
By Boom’s own estimates, the Overture would burn two to three times more fuel per premium seat — first or business class — than a subsonic plane, such as the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787, on an intercontinental flight.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Now, American Airlines is stepping into the ring with a new suite design that ditches the old first-class cabin entirely and reimagines business class as something sleeker and more private than its predecessor.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 May 2025
The carrier on Tuesday unveiled a new business class suite called 'Polaris Studio' for the new aircraft, which will have 25% larger seats, caviar service, skincare kits, 27-inch screens and other luxury offerings.
—Shivansh Tiwary, USA Today, 14 May 2025
By Boom’s own estimates, the Overture would burn two to three times more fuel per premium seat — first or business class — than a subsonic plane, such as the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787, on an intercontinental flight.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Now, American Airlines is stepping into the ring with a new suite design that ditches the old first-class cabin entirely and reimagines business class as something sleeker and more private than its predecessor.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for business class
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“Business class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20class. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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