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What is the cheapest business or first class flight I can book and fly?
Note that first class and business definitions vary throughout the world. I flew '1st class' on Delta once and it afforded me an orange juice where the rest of the plane got none. Go figure.
However,...
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Websites to calculate probability of upgrade for flight
Highly unlikely.
Most airlines have very strict and complicated rules about upgrades with insanely detailed pecking orders. A few years ago someone leaked an internal list from United that had over 30 ...
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Why don't most business class seats fold out fully?
First, there are quite a few assumptions that are incorrect in your question. There are actually quite a few aircraft where business class seats actually recline to a fully flat and horizontal ...
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Why don't most business class seats fold out fully?
Simple: it comes down to money.
Fully flat seats required increased floorspace, and hence a higher cost.
The first airline to roll these out was British Airways in the early 2000s, and this proved ...
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What perks does an award business class ticket not get vs revenue tickets?
The answer will potentially vary depending on the airline involves, however in my experience of flying Business Class across multiple airlines on both paid and award/upgrade tickets I would say the ...
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What perks does an award business class ticket not get vs revenue tickets?
For the most part no, however,
Emirates does not allow chauffeur service on award tickets if booked using Emirates Skywards (https://www.emirates.com/bh/english/experience/chauffeur-drive/terms-and-...
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How do I check if my Air China eticket is business class?
Multiple ways:
You should have gotten a confirmation email for your booking. That email will list class of service
Log into your Air China account and look up your trip. The trip page will list class ...
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App or website showing cheap business class flights?
Flyertalk is a good starting point and they often have the most "artistic" hacks.
Other good ones:
https://www.premium-flights.com/
https://www.premiumcabindeals.com/
https://...
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Can a flexible ticket be changed after check in?
Yes, it is absolutely possible to make changes after checkin. The catch is, you can't just do this self-service, once you've been checked in you will almost certainly need assistance from airline ...
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Can I access to the business lounges during the layover?
Probably not.
Lufthansa Rules are notoriously complicated and at the moment there doesn't seem to be anything published officially. At least I couldn't find it.
A recent trip report that was a similar ...
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American Airlines: The class of service may not be available
Why is this warning displayed ? What's the purpose?
The message says exactly what it means: a seat in the requested class may not available on one or more legs of the flight. The cabin may be sold ...
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App or website showing cheap business class flights?
For Australian and NZ-based deals, I post on my site Beat That Flight, including business class deals when they arise.
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Pecking order for lounge access: business class vs star alliance gold
The policies vary between airline.
In most cases where multiple levels of lounge exist, business class would be considered "higher" than status-based access. For example, United Airlines &...
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Using Avios to upgrade (O,T,N,Q) vs. booking Award travel on Qatar Airways
It's all about the fare buckets
O, T, Q, N are Economy Classic fares, which is the second cheapest ticket type. Typically, cheap = inflexible. Qatar offers one complimentary date or route change to ...
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Pecking order for lounge access: business class vs star alliance gold
is there is a consistent policy across airlines ?
I don't believe so. Most lounge policies are rather complicated and difficult to read. The question of a "pecking" order really just comes ...
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