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Category Archives: Business Class

Business Class

Great Service Can Overcome An Otherwise Unremarkable Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 29, 2022October 29, 2022 13 Comments
Great Service Business Class

As I reflect more on my Kenya Airways 787-8 journey from Nairobi to New York in business class, I cannot help but point out how much warm service can make a difference in influencing how I rate and review...

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Business Class

Business Class Doors Are Just An Unnecessary Gimmick

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 16, 2022April 16, 2022 50 Comments

Doors in business class suites? An unnecessary gimmick as far as I am concerned, based upon my travels and experiences onboard. Business Class Doors – Who Needs Them? American Airlines and United Airlines have hinted they may introduce new...

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Business ClassJALJapan

Basic Business Class Expansion a Welcome Sight

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 18, 2020September 12, 2021 7 Comments
ZIPAIR Basic Business Class. Credit: Business Traveller

ZIPAIR, a new Japanese carrier owned by Japan Airlines, is offering Basic Business Class and it’s a great solution to a problem many travellers face.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...

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Business Class

Delusional Airline CEO Wants To Ban Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 15, 2019November 15, 2019 31 Comments
Europe Business Class Ban

The CEO of one Europe’s largest and fastest-growing budget carriers is calling for the ban of business and first class. For the environment, of course. And of course, his airline does not offer a premium cabin of service. Jozsef...

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Business Class

A Supremely Comfortable Business Class Seat, Even At Eight-Across

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 8, 2019June 8, 2019 31 Comments
United Airlines Eight Across Business Class

I got the rare treat of widebody aircraft on the short flight from Chicago to Los Angeles last Saturday evening. Even though the seat is “woefully” outdated, I still consider it the most comfortable business class seat in the...

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Business ClassUnited Airlines

United Restores Two Polaris Cutbacks

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 8, 2019May 8, 2019 9 Comments
United Reverses Polaris Cutbacks

United is restoring two cutbacks in Polaris Business Class on late-evening flights from Washington Dulles to Europe while extending its mandatory express dining trial another month. Last month I wrote about a one-month trial program at Washington Dulles on...

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Sharing a Business Class Seat

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 3, 2019September 15, 2021 64 Comments
United IRROPS

Some passengers book one business class seat or use an upgrade and trade use of the seat, splitting time between coach and business class. Is this right? Fair? Is it wrong? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...

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Business Class

Is There Actually A “Bad” Business Class Product?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 31, 2019January 31, 2019 18 Comments

My good friend Ed from Pizza in Motion recently wrote a story entitled, Here’s Why Most Of What You’ve Heard About Business And First Class Is Rubbish. This post represents my response to him. Ed takes issues with the...

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Business Class

10 Airlines I Hope To Review In Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 31, 2019January 31, 2019 14 Comments

As much as I love reviewing first class products, I think business class reviews tend to be more helpful to more readers. Here’s a list of 10 airlines I hope to review this year in business class, but I’m...

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Business Class

I’d Like Airlines To Offer MORE Service In Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 15, 2018December 15, 2018 12 Comments
Business Class On-Demand Service

My friend Ben from One Mile At A Time wrote a story earlier this week entitled, I’d Like Airlines To Offer LESS Service In Business Class. I offer a friendly rebuttal here. His focus is on shorter overnight flights...

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My Lufthansa 747-8 Business Class Flight Was Disappointing

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 2, 2018July 2, 2018 46 Comments
Lufthansa 747 Business Class Review

Whenever I fail to offer a glowing review of a business class product, it seems the following disclaimer is necessary: context matters. There is no question that Lufthansa Business Class aboard the 747-8, offering a lie-flat bed, enhanced service...

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Business Class

Five Business Class Products I Should Have Tried By Now

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 29, 2018May 30, 2018 23 Comments

A primary mission on my blog is to sample as many business and first class products as possible. Only by actually experiencing competing products will I be able to authoritatively compare and contrast in my flight reviews. I’ve tired...

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Business ClassQatar Airways

Qatar Airways Qsuite: My First Impressions

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 17, 2018January 17, 2018 13 Comments
Qatar Qsuite Review

Hello from Doha. I just completed the 6,705 mile journey from New York to Doha aboard a 777-300ER featuring Qatar Airways’ new Qsuite. The new business class hard product is revolutionary in terms of its privacy and personal space....

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Hot Deal: Scandinavia to Australia in Qatar Airways Business Class $1658 R/T Plus 30K Bonus Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2017 2 Comments
Qatar Airways Cheap Australia Business Class

Qatar Airways is like the gift that keeps on giving. Business Class companion fares out of Scandinavia to Australia remain incredibly low. Let me make clear from the outset, this is for companion fares…meaning for two tickets purchased together,...

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First Impressions of Turkish Airlines 777-300ER Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 22, 2017December 22, 2017 14 Comments
Turkish Airlines 777 Business Class

You already know what happened after the flight…but here are my first impressions of the flight itself, a 13-hour journey from Los Angeles to Istanbul in the comfort of Turkish Airlines 777-300ER Business Class. The business class seats were...

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Business Class

Getting More From Your Amenity Kit

Carly Stewart Posted onAugust 20, 2017August 20, 2017 15 Comments

**Updated**  Several commenters have suggested the donation of amenity kits to shelters and others in need. I think this is a noble cause and I don’t want to take credit for their great idea by adding it to the post,...

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Introduction: Star Alliance Business Class Adventure in Europe and Asia

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 21, 2017March 25, 2017 3 Comments

I promised I would rotate between old and new trip reports as I clear the backlog of previously written reports that were never published on UPGRD. Even so, I am selectively omitting certain portions of this report because some...

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Business ClassNews

Aer Lingus Business Class A330 Fleet Will Be Fully Lie-Flat by 01 April 2015

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 2, 2015December 5, 2016 4 Comments

Aer Lingus is installing new fully lie-flat business class seats throughout its longhaul A330 fleet and the retrofit will be complete by the end of March. The New Seat The new seat is a variant of the Vantage Seat by Thompson...

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Business ClassNewssas

Scandanavian Airlines SAS Introduces New Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 30, 2014December 6, 2016 6 Comments

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has trailed the competition for years in terms of longhaul business class product. I reviewed business class from Copenhagen to Washington Dulles in 2010 and four years later the seats still have not changed–SAS still does...

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Singapore Airlines Blurs the Line Between Business and First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 9, 2013December 9, 2016 4 Comments

Singapore Airlines announced the new design of their first, business and economy class cabins yesterday on select 777-300ER and A350 aircraft. I just completed a trip in Singapore First, Suites, and Business Class and there is a tendency to...

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