Economy Class

Here is Virgin’s new ‘buy on board’ menu for economy class

From today Virgin Australia economy class passengers will have to pay for anything other than wat...

Qantas upgrades economy meals and drinks on domestic flights

Hot meals make a comeback on short domestic flights, with complimentary beer and wine also return...

Alliance Airlines (Virgin Australia) Fokker 70 economy class

Alliance Airlines offers comfortable (and quick) regional flights on behalf of Virgin Australia, ...

Lufthansa Airbus A319 European economy class

With many cash-conscious companies booking business class only on flights of a certain number of ...

ANA upgrades domestic business, economy class

ANA will launch a rolling upgrade of its domestic business class seats towards the end of 2019, w...

Best economy class seats: Qantas Boeing 787

Looking for the best economy seats on the Qantas Boeing 787? We've scoped out the official Qantas...

Radical economy seat may end knee-crush

Could this be the economy seat we've all been waiting for? Award-winning designer James Lee...

How much does your airline seat cost?

The next time you're sitting in business class, think on this: the seat itself could cost as much...

Pick the best seats for your flight on any plane

It doesn't matter if your flight is a short one hour hop between cities or a long 20+ hour trek f...

The real economy squeeze: elbow room not legroom

When travellers talk seats, especially in economy class, the conversation inevitably turns to leg...

PHOTO TOUR: China Southern's Airbus A380

Wondering what you'll find inside China Southern's Airbus A380 superjumbo? As one of China's Big ...

easyJet starts allocating seats: no more scrum!

European airline easyJet is taking a step away from its low-cost carrier roots as it adds allocat...

Emirates: economy class compared with Qantas

Last week we looked at how Emirates and Qantas compare for business class and first class, but of...

Best seats: the full list

We're often asked what the best seat is to pick on a reader's flights -- on Qantas, Virgin Austra...

Qantas partner AA offers new seats on US flights

Qantas' main US partner airline American Airlines is to install spacious new business class seat...

2012's top air travel trends and their impacts

2012 is already an exciting year for business travellers, with new business class seats, new dire...

Five tips for airline buy-on-board food

More and more airlines are offering buy-on-board food instead of -- or in addition to -- their re...

Airbus' new extra-wide economy seat

Airbus is planning a new economy seat that's several inches wider than even most premium economy ...