Transatlantic flight: Coach vs Business class?
I'm planning a flight from Tampa to Paris for my honeymoon this Christmas (one stop in between; total trip time approx. 13 hours overnight). What are the differences between flying coach/economy and business classes regarding leg room, restroom access, noise level, food, and overall comfort for such a long trip? Also, how bad is jet lag with a 6-hour time difference? Serious and experienced responses only, please. A business class ticket is an average of $2,000 more than a coach ticket for many flights around my travel time.
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Business: -Leather seats -more legroom -better food and service -better access to lavatories -most likely would be quieter -more expensive!! Coach: -cloth seats -less legroom -typical Chicken or Beef? offerings for food -less restrooms per customer. -cheaper then business It all depends on how much you want to spend, in the end. I would check with a bunch of carriers that go to your destination and their prices for both coach and business, and then go from there. Jet Lag can vary, depending with how well you sleep on the plane, or just how well you cope with flights compared to other people.
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Imagine being stuck in a bus for 13+ hours. That's coach. Business class is significantly more comfortable, and better in noise & leg room. It can also be much more expensive. As for differences, I'll use a United 777: Coach : 221 seats, 5 restrooms, Pitch : 31 - 36" Business : 40 lie flat beds; 2 restrooms; Pitch : 55" If you can afford it, fly business. Besides the inflight, you'll get a separate line for immigration at most airports. As for jet lag, it's very much an individual thing. I don't have much trouble.
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It will depend on the airline, many airlines will have better food, drinks and wine with tablecloths and real silverware. Many airlines have full flat beds in business class with more legroom than you need. The toilets in business class are for business class passengers only and you rarely have to wait to use them. Unless you're seated upstairs in a 747, the noise levels aren't too much different, although many airlines do offer noise cancelling headphones in business class these day which can make a huge difference. Many airline's also offer on-demand personal entertainment which can really help to pass the time. You'll also get priority check-in, priority baggage handling and priority boarding as well as use of the airline's business class lounge before your flights, and on many airlines a very nice designer amenity kit. Jet-lag with a six hour time difference isn't too bad, especially if you can get a good amount of sleep, which is a lot easier to do when flying business class. Flying business or 1st class is the only way to fly, but whether it's worth the huge difference in price, only you can decide.
