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Why first class is disappearing from more airline cabins

The Numbers Tell a Stark Story Between 2019 and 2024, first class seats fell by roughly 40%, according to aviation analytics data. That's not a minor shift. It's a fundamental restructuring of how ...
Skift

First Class Is Back and Bigger than Ever — But Sometimes in Disguise

First class isn’t dead — it’s just evolving. As airlines chase high-margin passengers, luxe cabins are back, but often rebranded or reimagined as ‘business plus’ instead. Coming as it usually does ...
CNN

‘A retreat above the clouds’: The airlines keeping first class alive

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