What’s the future for First?

These days fewer and fewer people actually pay for their First Class seat, instead they have typically been upgraded from Business.

But who can blame them, First often costs as much as 70 percent more, and given that Business is not all that shabby, many are comfortable settling here.

A number of airlines actually no longer offer separate First and Business class section, but instead combine the two, such as Continental Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.

But whether this is the start of the total demise of First class is another, much bigger question.

Personally, I think there will always be a spot for First, as it just offers that extra privacy that Business fails to. Unfortunately though, this is based on anecdotal rather than empirical evidence.