Comfort Wars: European Airlines Duke it Out Over Business Class Passengers

And speaking of things that are available on international flights that we all just can’t wait to have Stateside, The New York Times reported today that British Air has raised the ante in its battle with Virgin Atlantic for the hearts and minds of business class passengers on trans-Atlantic flights. British Air will spend £100 million over the next year to totally revamp its business class cabins.

The contest between the two airlines started five years ago when British Air introduced lie-flat beds in business class and Virgin Atlantic responded with even more comfortable ones.

I’m so glad that communism didn’t win the Cold War, because where would we be without all this competition? Stuck in sardine cans with 10″ of leg room, no doubt. Now if only an airline would introduce reclining seats on domestic flights, we’d all be in hog heaven.