Originally Posted by dldkjones
Title mostly says it all. Never flown on a plane with 3 classes of service. What's the usual difference in the in flight experience between Business and First?
I assume you know that, at least in the U.S. 3 class service is found almost exclusively on international flights, primarily trans-oceanic ones.
A perusal of the web pages of the major International airlines' webpages will tell you all you need to know.
Someone in this thread made comparisons of F(First)/J(Business)/Y(Coach) to automobiles. I would add that the gap between F and J is not nearly as big as the yawning cavern between Y and J. He/she said J is a Honda Accord compared to F's Mercedes. I think that's way off. J is much closer to F, and this point is usually borne out in the fare differences. J is often 8-10 times the price of Y, while F is c. 30% more than J.