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Business Class (also known as club class or executive class) is a high travel class available on some commercial airlines. Business class quality, service, and comfort are continually on the rise at many airlines. The first time business class appeared was on the Australian airline Qantas in 1979. In 1981, SAS introduced EuroClass with a separate cabin, dedicated check-in counters, and lounges for full-fare passengers. Long haul business class seats are substantially different from economy class seats and many airlines have moved "lie flat" seats from first class into business class.
There are essentially three types of long haul business class seats:
- Cradle seats (Delta, Continental, Emirates, Air India, United, BMI, Aer Lingus).
- Angled lie flat seats (Singapore, Cathay Pacific, JAL, ANA, Qantas, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM, SAS, Finnair, Swiss, Thai, and Malaysian).
- Fully flat seats (BA, Virgin Atlantic, Iberia, Air New Zealand, LAN, Air Canada, Royal Brunei Airlines).
Fully flat seats are often regarded as "superior". Airlines with First Class often install such seats for first class, but have angled lie flat or cradle seats for business class, to differentiate between products and fares. The appearance of lie-flat seats in business class has made it increasingly difficult for many passengers to justify, to their employers and themselves, the added expense of a first class fare. Consequently, many airlines (such as Malaysia Airlines on their Boeing 777s, Scandinavian Airlines, Finnair, Iberia and Air New Zealand on all aircrafts) have removed their first class cabins from some or all flights, and made business class their highest premium offering.
