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munjalm Jan 29, 2011 11:21 pm
Future of Business Class
 
Not sure if this has been posted here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ck/8831422.stm

tommyleo Jan 30, 2011 2:57 am
Originally Posted by munjalm (Post 15763906)
Not sure if this has been posted here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ck/8831422.stm
That story is dated July 19, 2010...

I love the dude at 1:50 who claims that things have changed "forever"... :rolleyes:

Wiirachay Jan 30, 2011 7:31 am
Originally Posted by tommyleo (Post 15764343)
That story is dated July 19, 2010...

I love the dude at 1:50 who claims that things have changed "forever"... :rolleyes:
Thanks for saving me the time having to listen. Your " :rolleyes: " was enough for me to not bother.

Ancien Maestro Jan 30, 2011 7:51 am
On topic.. seems to me, why would corporations pay exhorbitant amounts of money for business class when the employee can get there just as fast, and you can save sometimes 70 to 80% off the ticket prices?

slawecki Jan 30, 2011 2:43 pm
Originally Posted by Ancien Maestro (Post 15765055)
On topic.. seems to me, why would corporations pay exhorbitant amounts of money for business class when the employee can get there just as fast, and you can save sometimes 70 to 80% off the ticket prices?
i can sleep overnight on the plane, and then upon arriving at 7am or so be able to do a day's work. cannot do that after flying in steerage.

Sheikh Yerbooty Jan 30, 2011 3:10 pm
Originally Posted by Ancien Maestro (Post 15765055)
On topic.. seems to me, why would corporations pay exhorbitant amounts of money for business class when the employee can get there just as fast, and you can save sometimes 70 to 80% off the ticket prices?
Cause if they don't I, and a lot of people like me, won't be going anywhere that's longer than 3-4 hours. Or we'll have to take several days off work after each flight to recover from the horrors of long-haul cattle class. Both of which will be much more expensive to the company than the few shekels of difference between C and Y, big company discounts taken into account.

obscure2k Jan 30, 2011 3:39 pm
Please continue to follow this thread in the FT Newsstand.
Thanks..
Obscure2k
TravelBuzz Moderator

sobore Jan 31, 2011 6:32 am
Originally Posted by slawecki (Post 15767094)
i can sleep overnight on the plane, and then upon arriving at 7am or so be able to do a day's work. cannot do that after flying in steerage.
Yep, pretty tough unless you are a smaller person who requires less room.

munjalm Jan 31, 2011 10:29 pm
Originally Posted by sobore (Post 15770727)
Yep, pretty tough unless you are a smaller person who requires less room.
Even then, the recline is pretty limited...


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