The Business class cabins have undergone a dramatic change in the past two decades. The have grown by leaps and bounds taking style and luxury and service to another level. The first class unfortunately has not been able to keep up with this mercurial level of change.
With each airline trying to outdo the other the beneficiaries are the travellers, who have a host of airlines to choose from and each better than the other.
British Airways seem to have started the trend by introducing absolutely flat beds in their business class cabins. Today this has become a bare minimum to offer.
When the airlines are being considered for awards there are minute details and tiny nuances that are taken into consideration before awarding the airline a title of being the best.
The size of the seats, the space in the aisles, the layout of the cabin, the privacy offered to each passenger, the quality of components used, the service, food and a list of criteria on which the decision is based. Even the positioning of the seats is taken into account, where if you have to hop over a fellow passenger to get out of your seat it is taken as a negative whilst rating.
The five top business class cabins according to Skift take are Singapore, Japan Airlines, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways and Virgin Atlantic tying for the fourth place.
From Michelin star chefs creating your meals, to fresh flowers and chandeliers, to a seating and bar area to socialise, to meals served in porcelain and china ware paired with the best of wines and drinks what more can we ask for?
