Top 10 best airlines for flying Business Class
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- Here's my selection of the 10 best airlines in the world for flying Business Class. The video features a short Business Class trip report per airline (you can watch the full trip reports in my UA-cam playlist 'Business Class flights').
What's your favorite airline? Leave a comment.
Top 10 / video chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Swiss
4:04 Air France
8:00 Emirates
10:45 Virgin Atlantic
14:39 Etihad Airways
17:50 Delta
21:40 Singapore Airlines
24:11 All Nippon Airways
24:50 Eva Air
29:40 Qatar Airways
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I love flying Emirates business class in their A380. On a 14 hour flight BNE-DXB, you can’t beat it!
What was amazing to me was how different the seating arrangements are for each flight/airline. I always choose window seat because I feel it relieves tension and claustrophobia (especially on long flights) but I noticed that even some window seats in this video weren't even situated close to the window. Seat choices are very important in so many of these selections. Thanks for the video.
I was impressed with your Virgin Atlantic Flight (10:58-11:39) in that everybody, from the welcoming FAs to the other passengers, seemed so friendly and happy to have you and be on board. That makes all the difference to me in a flight experience. Well, that, the food, and lounge(s), of course! What a contrast to the following flight on Etihad! (17:39-17:44) Not to say Etihad did not impress as well, just a detail that I hold high in evaluating experiences. All of your travels are exceptional and so is your documentation and editing. Thank you for sharing it all with us!
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I like how this video shows just the seats... the amenities, food, take-off & landing... and not a lot of chatter about the various levels of service/likes-dislikes... etc. Nicely done.
Great vid. I got back from Hawaii and I was in the row behind first class. The airline had the old first class seats so even those people had a hard time on the red eye. I have taken Delta One back from Japan and it really helped reduce the jet lag recovery by being able to lay-down flat.
Flight TK 0068 from Istanbul to Bangkok on Business Class. Great experience, foods variety fine with on board chef presenting and suggesting meals and wines to guest. Good Job Turkish Airlines.
Singapore, Korean, Emirates - each is fabulous in business class. I prefer a 1 - 2 - 1 configuration and always take the single seat next to a window so that when I sleep, no one walking up the aisle can disturb me…….
Emirates business class on the A380 is outstanding. I’ve used it 4 times. On other airlines I don’t like the double seat in the windows sides and even worse the airlines that have the seats turned on an angle or with the amenities near the wiindows and you have to sleep on an isle seat.
I am so glad to see your videos again.keep well.
Good morning and thanks again for giving me an experience I unfortunately cannot afford. While I am an extreme white knuckle flyer, the sound of the engines could put me to sleep as I sit in my home and watch this video. Still at the top of my bucket list is the Maldives, sigh.......well one must dream to stay sane.
This was so eye opening and appreciated. Thank you!!
My favorite airlines are SQ, QR, ET.
For family, (especially 4 people) QR Q SUITE is best. Really perfect!
Returned last week from Nairobi to NY with Qatar. Their number 1 rating is spot on!
I came back about a month ago on that flight!
Recently had a good experience on Swiss long haul business. My only complaint would be having to ask the guy on the isle seat to allow me to pass. However everything else was fine, no excuses about poor food choice because of the pandemic, it was as good as ever. Very efficient and friendly service and the extra bonus was a very good deal on price.
I noticed that every other seatline there are ONLY ONE SEAT LINES in the window aisles. Otherwise; what's the point of Business class if need to BOTHER/being BOTHERED to access the passage!! Imagine wanting to PISS when the bed is displayed; sure would be a RUDE AWAKENING!!
Love this. It makes you choose other options where the softer products are better
Excellent video. Shows us just what we need to see without all the other fluff. Thank you.
14 hours Seattle-Doha recently in a 777ER configured with QSuite, absolute wonder. Awesome service too!
I have flown Business Class on Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Finair, Malaysia, Thai Airways. But I'd have to say the best experience was the flight from Dubai to Melbourne on the A380. I just love the A380.
agree
On emirates?
But, sadly, the A380 is discontinued
@@vshankarnarayan4296The A380 is very much still flying, and is likely to continue to do so for many years.
Thank you for the insight.
I am having airplane withdrawals and this was just amazing! I am so excited to view you ANA trip! You keep going man! I love it!
With this tip. The wifey is planning on our next trip 🙂. Thank you and be safe.
It seems to me, that most of the Airlines chosen are flying the A380, which is the best for customer comfort, depending on the Airline.For me, its always been Singapore girl! with Qatar right behind and both being chased by EVA(777) really all depends on where you are flying too and if your favourite airline flies that route. Flying for me is a tedium and the more comfort and delicious food the better!
For me, EVA Air provided me my all time favourite business class experience. The cabin crew were all truly wonderful!
They all look amazing. I would be happy with any of them. How wonderful 😀
I was bumped up from steerage to business on Alitalia once. It was at Bangers. I don't know why - maybe it was because I was the only one at the gate lounge who stood up and doffed my hat for the Thai anthem? Business was certainly different to steerage! I have also travelled Qantas on an A380 Melbourne-LA-Melbourne. That aeroplane was very quiet. The food was OK and the service adequate. Travelling business on a 747 by both Qantas and Air Fiji on South Pacific stops was much the same as Australian domestic business/first. Emirates Auckland to Melbourne was practically empty in business. The hostess seemed not to understand my accent so what I ended up being served was quite hilarious. It seems only worth paying the extra on really long-haul journeys.
Thank you for posting this, I have major flight anxiety and this helps a lot to know what to expect.
Thanks for this! Booked on Eva for Houston-HK-Singapore-Houston, they say since Eva doesn’t have 1st class, the feel of this Biz is 1st-class like. Also looking for a good Biz to my next trip to Middle East from Miami, so this was an excellent video.
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I used to fly Etihad business regularly but they have gone downhill badly in the past few years. Now I fly Qatar and consider it the best business class airline. The business class lounges in London and Doha outstanding.
Qatar Q suites !
Yes! Qatar Q-Suites Europe to Singapore via Doha -- better than most hotels (and bigger than some in Switzerland or Singapore) (LOL!) Really special. They are 25% more expensive for our 2024 trip to Australia/NZ so are trying Singapore Airlines Business -- 777-ER300 on the flights out and Airbus A350-900 on the way back (from Auckland) so should be a nice experiment!! Thanks for your video!!
Thank you for sharing your listings of good Business Class airlines.
I hope you have recovered from accidently having the virus a while back! So people have been reporting that they still have some side effects after the virus has left them. Finally, that was nice hearing your son asking you a question and you saw him sleeping. Hahaha... With your son sleeping gave you some quiet time. I hope you and your family continues to be safe as we fight this Global Virus Problem.
Excellent review .... 👏!!
Thank you so much for verry great effort and commitment to show us this informative and enjoyable trip experience. Really love it
SQ always! Never fails to delight me!
Really enjoyed this. The A380 is such an awesome beast
A mindblowing video n trp thanks for the virtual trip for me
always great videos !
for business class- Emirates A380 with the SkyBar is the only way to fly long haul. Everyone else sits you in essentially the same pod for the entire flight.
Virgin had a breakout area, too, but you're right, there's something special about the sky bar on the A380.
Thank You for all the love
I hope you had safe flight
Bless
Nice Report, I love Singapore Airlines and ANA, EVA Air is a big surprise.
Ador pur si simplu sa zbor cu avionul si mai ales in astfel de comfort la business class este extraordinar si chiar iti multumim pentru astfel de publicitate aviatica cu 10 din cele mai comfortabile calatorii la Busines Class multumim
Qatar airways Amazing can't wait to fly with them again fantastic 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
It's a little unfair to show Singapore Airlines on such a short route from Singapore to Phuket. The plane seats, food and amenity kit differ vastly from their long haul flights. You should show comparable flights for each airline.
I completely agree 👍👍
I think it looks great!
It’s such a dated seat, but my god is it comfortable. Especially in a bulkhead.
Singapore airline is hell airline with accident in Taiwan.woke up
Singapore shows a boeing 777 no airbus honey
Amazing video ❤
Emirates from Chicago to Dubai, great flights and always great service!
I miss your video, I am glad can watch again now, for sure Qatar is my favorite one🙏🙏🙏
Fyi, I haven’t stopped publishing videos (a new video each Saturday) ☺️
I have travel many times on Singapore Airlines long haul
Very Comfortable seats and quite a lot of leg room and the
Attendants are very friendly and food is fantastic
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i had the luck of an upgrade to business on a flight with Emirates from Dubai to Frankfurt. I spent the most time at the bar. It was an outstanding experience with an alltime smile on my face.
Wonderful video presentation and comparison of facilities, in flight treatment. Thanks.
Excellent! I personally would have loved to fly Qatar Airways!
Thank you for this video. Delta has always been my airline of choice for long haul flights, but I'll definitely look into these other airlines now. Unfortunately, my last flight fron London to Phoenix was with British Air, it was HORRIBLE!!!!! Food was terrible and the seat configuration on our flight actually had us stepping over people to gain access to the aisle. I wrote their customer service department, letting them know (I wrote respectfully) and never heard a word from them.
That's awful. Not sure I would ever be able to fly business class, just about do Ryanair but if I could and after spending all that money and it was the bad I would complain too. Delta was my favorite.
Nice trip and advices
Gret video!
While I appreciate that this comes down to an individual's experience, I think that J class is actually quite hard to be put into a list since it is very similar these days onboard, and your pre/post flight experience would have to be factored in. In saying that, my personal top 10 would be:
1. Singapore Airlines - guaranteed 1-2-1 on international long-haul flights. Book the cook service. Singapore T3 and lounges.
2. Etihad - guaranteed 1-2-1 on widebody aircraft. Abu Dhabi lounge. Inflight experience and service is impeccable.
3. Qantas - Standardised service across the entire network. While in a 2-2-2 configuration (A380/B747), having a fully flat seat that doesn't go under the seat in front means additional space and the shell of the seat being used for privacy when in sleeping mode.
4. Delta - guaranteed 1-2-1 on widebody aircraft. DL lounges and partner lounges available across the network
5. Swiss Airlines - Boutique feel, the amenities onboard are high quality (La Prairie), 2/3 are direct aisle access - more appeal to couples.
6. Austrian Airlines - Same as Swiss Airlines, minus the amenities. My biggest appeal with OS was the fact that I could complete a 45 minute transit, get to my next flight, and have a cigarette in the smoking room - international to non-schengen transit. You have to go through security with these as well. In addition to the onboard catering which is amazing!
7. Lufthansa - While in a 2-2-2 configuration, the pre/post flight experience on the ground from any Lufthansa departure point is great! I've used them between Asia and Europe numerous times in business (and premium economy), never have I been disappointed - although always left underwhelmed by onboard seating.
8. Turkish Airlines - Aside from the A330 with old style recliner seating in a 2-2-2, the rest of the fleet (including the B777 in 2-3-2) is actually quite decent. Adding to that the catering onboard which is amazing, as well as the TK lounge at Istanbul airport which is like a terminal within a terminal.
9. British Airways - I haven't flown on BA the longest out of this list, although based on the experience that I did have, I was left satisfied from the initial check in, to the lounge/boarding, and then on to flight and disembarking. It's not the most amazing airline to fly (2-4-2 forward/rear facing), but not one I'd avoid flying.
10. Thai Airways - I had to think about the last spot for my list and in this case I picked Thai. While the seats I've experienced are the 2-2-2/2-3-2 B747 and A330, the onboard catering, the lounge at BKK and HKT airport, check in experience, and just the pleasant and welcoming crew onboard, made my experience with them all the better.
In saying this, I think that the A380 is going to be gone from our skies from the majority of airlines within the next 1-2 years - Emirate and Singapore Airlines will remain the only 2 operating this type only, Qantas is trying to hold onto theirs but it's only a matter of time when they choose to retire their aircraft.
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Interesting Qatar was left out. Everyone raves about them.
@@carolinelane9599 Qatar only gets rave reviews when they’re bought. They have an amazing hard product, but they are lacking in so many other aspects. Being state owned has benefits, but also faults just as much.
@@AleksFolk1 hoq=w abt the Q suite which is really the best
@@carolinelane9599 My view exactly. Flew Q suite Doha to JFK and JFKto Doha 2019December and 2020 January (Just before Covid 19 hit us like a ton of bricks). Cannot see how some of these mentioned are better than Q suite! FlyingJanuary 2023 Doha -Lima Peru. Hope it is Q suite again.
Love Virgin Atlantic. Always feel like I’m treated as a rockstar on their transatlantic flights. Felt that way in Economy in 2008 and again in Business Class in 2019.
absolutely amazing!!!!! thank you.......
My favourite when it comes to seat comfort, food and drinks and service:
Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Virgin, Etihad, Nippon and Swiss.
Great report , I'd like to see a report on WestJet (WS) London to Calgary. I think you'd really like the cabin and the service. It's an amazing experience
Agreed their Dreamliner service has stepped it up bigtime.
Great video
Wow!Delta Airlines!im planning my next trip from Detroit to Amsterdam all because of you !! Great video of business class seatings …
Take care when booking your flight because Delta also operates A330 aircraft on this route which are not as impressive as the A350
I found the toilet facilities to be very small and poorly maintained.
My only business class experience was with LATAM, Sao Paulo to London. Maybe one day I will check out some of these :)
LATAM has a good business class product.
Great video as always! Soo many airlines yet to fly! Delta remains close to my heart since my Son is a Pilot for them✈️👨✈️✈️ Love Air France and Emirates!
I am about to fly on Qatar Airways in 3 weeks from now, and experience the famous Q-Suite.
I have watched your video and it was really helpful thanks for the quality of the footage and for showing me what to expect.
Enjoy your trip
Thank you for sharing. God bless you
EVA Air food presentation looked really really good.
It's the best. I wouldn't even include Emirates their food/service/seating is pore to say the least. Saying that their B/C lounges are good.
glad to see EVA up there!
I like that you get pj's on Eva Air, not many other airlines offer those in Business class.
VERY NICE INFO
Great video, let's go to 800k!!
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Can´t wait for the ANA Trip report. best wishes to everyone. stay safe and healthy
Excellent video. Always an excellent source. I have gone to Caymen Islands, Fiji, Philippines, and Portugal all on your recommendations ✌🏽
But there wasn't any commentary.
Excitedly waiting for the ANA #3 trip report 😉
Even for a short regional flight to Phuket, Singapore Airlines is still a great way to fly.
I love that they give a lot of tasty and healthy food in Eva, but i loved deltas cozy seat The most.
Mine favorite is Asiana Airline. Thanks for your review. Happy Holiday
Love your blog
Emirates in the A380 is memorable with the aft lounge, while the revised business class seats in the 777 are very comfortable, although 7 across is a bit too dense in business. SAS has wonderful service and a relaxing cabin IMO
Still need to try the Emirates bar. The former Qatar bar in the A380 looked better though. Unfortunately, they don't use it anymore. :-(
Top criteria (95%) is a clean, quiet and comfortable full-flat seat. Anything else is superfluous extra.
Thank you for this video 🙏🏻🥰 seeing myself in the video brought back a lots of vivid memories while im still flying with EY 🥰
Wow business class is amazing,i like ❤
Fantastic video my favorite airline is Qatar thanks for sharing 😊
Some great airlines included but I’m really surprised that Air New Zealand didn’t feature in the list
Nice video!
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Yup totally agree QR is number 1.
By far No. 1 :-)
We're flying Delta airlines
Business Class from Detroit to Amsterdam next week. I'm not expecting much. Our favorite business class flights have been Etihad and Emirates, that's only because we haven't flown Qatar yet.
If you get Delta’s A350, you will be pleasantly surprised 😉
I flew Cathay in 2008 and loved their professionalism and conduct even in Economy.
I had a bad experience with Cathay, negative professionalism and conduct ! I don’t speak Chinese but the crew insisted speaking in Chinese with me during the long flight !
you really have to fly with oman air. i flew many times BKK-CDG. amazing business class. oman air in business class in your top 10 for sure.
I had the opportunity to fly 6 out of the 10 ranked business classes shown. Qatar q-suites configuration definitely tops them all, followed closely by Singapore. Though I didn't fly EVA, it looks great on your video as well. Great work! Keep posting!
QSuite is the best :-)
Great to see another video, hope you are feeling a little better!
I thought he was all right already
He had corona light symptoms for a week and this was about 6 to 8 weeks ago. Lol @ hope he feels better. Corona is a light virus to all except elderly and very fat bastards
@@DarkoFitCoach it ain't that light . Especially if you inhale more of it
@@kirilmihaylov1934 well considering that our dutch statistics say that 98% of infected have mild to no symptoms at all and WHO says infection fatality rate is 0.15 i would say its a light virus. Except for the very old or fat bastards
@@DarkoFitCoach this is not true unfortunately. The death rate is much higher but statistics has been skewed. A lot of countries and organizations are lying and hiding the truth . Death rate is 4-6 % in countries with the best healthcare system and can go up to 10-12% in countries with older population and not good health care systems like Italy for example
Nice!
Nice, Verry good
Emirates is my best choice so far so impressed with with toiletries kit and the seat is awesome with remote massage and let’s not forget about the food 😋, Quatar also is very good with a free signatured pajama set given to each passengers ♥️
Agree, but now, EMIRATES is very expensive compared , to QA, for exemple
True
Singapore airlines top always great to fly with them
Am flying next week from SFO -Doha-Hyd on Qatar Qsuites and am so excited 😁😁
this video it was so really nice...
3. Cathay Pacific 777
2. Singapore A380
1. Emirates A380.
Excatly!
Emirates A380??? Ever been to ANA “Room” or Qatar “Qsuites”? No comparison with the stale and pale Emirates. 🙄
Qatar airways is the best .I travelled with other airlines but the experience with qatar airways is outstanding.
Recently took the flight to Seattle ,I was literally pampered by their sweet hard working staff . 😍
I agree.
Can't imagine any other airline, which beats this. Emirates is close, but still not the same. If I have the chance, I always use Qatar.
On the Saigon to Birmingham Uk route I fly Emirates first leg B777 seating got a 5 out of 10, The second leg on a A380 seating got 10 out of 10. Now the B777 seating show near the beginning of the video would have got them a higher score.
I worked for a subsidiary of Eva Air and so flew them a lot in 2000, all flights were upgraded but I must say their BC has come on leaps and bounds. I will now consider the SAI/BKK/LHR if I can find a decent carrier for the 1st leg.
I fly business between London and Auckland and , over the years, my top picks are Singapore, Malaysian or Qatar. I like a stopover and Singapore is a nice one. The staff on all three are superb, as it the food. On a 380, of course.
Another great video. KLM was a great airline in my opinion, yyc to Amsterdam was awesome in first class. Hope you’re doing well.
KLM does not offer First Class 🤔. They are a wonderful airline though with lots of nice touches in Business Class
@@luxurytravelexpert Thank you for the comment. I’m talking about 1981, the 747 upper deck was called first class, as they put it, but still a great airline. 👍
Just flown with KLM a few months ago - won't fly with them again ever!