Originally Posted by
sapguy
Air New Zealand does not offer a First Class cabin. Their Business product is called Business Premier and it is First Class in many respects, save for the fact that it does not have the Suites like on Singapore Airlines.
May be ANZ can license the moniker 'Business Premier' to its Star Alliance buddies?
We will therefore have United Polaris Business Premier!
IMO, that description would indeed be accurate for what Polaris Business (the sole remaining class) will look like.
Air New Zealand offers business class. Again, it's NOT first class nor even close. They use biz lounges, the food is served the same way most other airlines serve food in J, etc, etc. Sure, some airlines have a J class that's miles above the competition. NZ's seats are very similar to Virgin (or are they still the exact same)?, Virgin has amazing lounges & even an onboard bar.......but it's still Business on them as well. Look at SQ's business. Many would say it's even better then NZ or Virgin.....but again, still just business. As I said, the booking code tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about what class your in. NZ has no F, no A, etc, etc. The highest class is business. Even award bookings on NZ or Virgin are Business Class