Minor point - is first class 2x only?
My recent experience with international flights indicates that business class is 5x of the premium economy seats, which are 1.5x already
My recent experience with international flights indicates that business class is 5x of the premium economy seats, which are 1.5x already
If you were to buy the cheapest (non-flexible) business class fare many months in advance, you might well get it for significantly less than a flexible economy fare sold one week before departure.
Also note that airlines price on origin and destination, indirect (connecting) flights typically cost less than direct, so if you want to fly from London to New York, in business class, it's almost certainly going to be cheaper to fly somewhere else and to start your journey (and fare) from there, and fly _via London_ to NYC. Specifically you'd fly first to Dublin (or Oslo, or Budapest, or ...), then turn around and fly DUB/OSL/BUD-LON-NYC-LON-DUB/OSL/BUD.
Airline pricing can be very, very counter-intuitive to the uninitiated.
(Source: have paid for 20+ business class flights in the last 12 months, none of which were what I'd call expensive, as I despite being a miles collector I am fairly price sensitive. Just as happy to fly with Ryanair or Easyjet when value for money is to be found there)
> However, traders may still set different net sale prices in different points of sale, such as shops and websites, or may target specific offers only to a specific territory within a Member State. Under EU rules, all these offers must be accessible for consumers from other EU countries.
They are not allowed to redirect you without your consent, and you must also be able to change location at any time.
>Where a trader has several country versions of the same website, such as a webshop selling products to different countries across the EU, you should be able to choose to view which version you visit. You must give your permission to be redirected to a specific country version of the website. You should also be able to change your choice at any time.
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/unfair-treat...
> However, there is no possible justification for differences in access to goods or services for customers from different EU countries in the following three situations:
> sale of goods without physical delivery – for example, if you buy something online that you will collect from a shop, rather than have it delivered to your home
> sale of electronically supplied services (excluding copyright protected content) – such as cloud computing services, or website hosting
> sale of services provided in a specific location – for example hotel bookings, car hire, tickets for entry to theme parks
I haven't yet figured out what the exact logic is behind this and when it applies; it's just been my personal experience.
I think the biggest problem with the terminology is that domestic (US) First is often hardly comparable to international Business Class, but more like European regional Business, which is more often than not just the lack of a middle seat.
The large US airlines even have different terms for their international Business offerings: United Polaris, American Flagship, and Delta One.