I booked a round-trip economy ticket from Seattle to Manchester on British Airways for $720. On the way back to the US, I was given a surprise upgrade to business class. Although I enjoyed the business class experience, I probably wouldn’t pay full price. that.
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As a Seattle-based Brit who frequently travels between the US and UK, I love flying in the comfort of a plane. So I was really happy when I was upgraded to business class on a British Airways flight this summer.
I paid about $720 for a round-trip economy ticket from Seattle to Manchester, with a layover in London on my way back to the United States.
When I scanned my boarding pass to board the plane, the gate agent printed me a new ticket and told me I had been upgraded to British Airways’ Club World, British Airways’ long-haul business class cabin.
British Airways, whose popularity has declined in recent years, is spending $9 billion over the next two years to upgrade its aircraft, customer benefits and other business models. So I was excited to see what the experience would be like.
A 10-hour flight in business class on British Airways was like this.
