My FTSE 100 has diluted UK to East Coast and back to premium economy for all staff up to CEO, but still allows business for significantly over 8 hours total travel time in most business units. If working straight off the plane, business class is left to manager discretion. They do have a corporate deal with BA who is the preferred carrier stated in policy so won't be paying published rate and discount tickets are also encouraged where possible. We are also encouraged to shop around and if BA are charging full fare J, cheaper options or WTP will be used.

I can see this is a common trend as WTP is usually full to and from NYC and upgrades from it (op-up and POUG) are therefore not particularly rare. I suspect WTP cabins would have been designed to be bigger if this was the case before the recession.

I can't see how any large company would justify paying for F!