The time when managers were able to travel in Business Class has finished, moreover, a majority of them decided to choose Economy Class. Such alterations happened due to the global economic recession. Airlines have offered different alternatives to the two classes, i.e. Economy Extra or Premium Voyager.

Such companies as United Airlines, Air New Zealand, SAS as well as British Airways were considered to be the first airlines that offered Economy and Business classes that were introduced in the past 10 years. Later Air France and Condor joined the companies.

According to United Airlines the number of bookings for Economy Class increased by 25 percent during January and August this year if compare them with the same period in 2008.

So what do customers have to expect from new classes and how much do they have to pay for tickets?

The distance between seats is the first thing that passengers are able to notice. There will be more space, i.e. between 15.6 and 22.7 centimeters, but in fact it depends on the type of plane. As for British Airways, the company has 97 centimeters between seats it means that it is 18 centimeters more in comparison with Economy Class.

With new classes passengers get more services than in Economy but in fact it depends on airlines. For example, United and Air France offer the same drinks to passengers as they serve travelers from Economy Class.

Ticket cost varies; the additional charge of United is between 80 and 120 euros per flight as well as per person. In case you want to fly from New York to London through British Airways, you will have to spend about 648 euros that is considered to be more in comparison with Economy Class.

But it is still unknown whether other airline company will join the club.

“There are no indications to suggest other airlines are planning to follow suit,” says Martin Gaebges, general secretary of the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany.