Business class BUSINESS CLASS WHO OFFERS WHAT ➔OMAN AIR
Long-haul aircraft: A330 Business class seats: 20 Configuration: 1-2-1 Seat type: Fully flat bed, 82-inches long Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, online Lounges: No. 1 Traveller Lounge at Heathrow, Oman Air lounge in Muscat, access to facilities elsewhere Alliance: None
QANTAS Long-haul aircraft: A380 (out of UK) Business class seats: 72 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: Fully flat Skybeds Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, online Lounges: Own and partner lounges worldwide Alliance: oneworld
QATAR AIRWAYS Long-haul aircraft: A330 / A340 / B777 / B787 Business class seats: 24 / 42 / 42 / 22 Configuration: 2-2-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-2-2 / 1-2-1 Seat type: Flat bed (on B777 and B787) Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, online Lounges: Premium Lounges at Heathrow and in Doha Alliance: Due to join oneworld later in 2013 or early 2014
ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES Long-haul aircraft: B777 Business class seats: 30 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: Angled flat bed seats, with 57-inch pitch Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, online Lounges: Access to the Etihad lounge at Heathrow, lounges across the airline’s network Alliance: None
SINGAPORE AIRLINES Long-haul aircraft: A380 / B777 Business class seats: 60-86 / 42 Configuration: 1-2-1 Seat type: Fully flat beds Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, self-service kiosks, online, mobile Lounges: 14 SilverKris lounges across network, including facilities at London Heathrow and Singapore, plus 46 partner lounges across network Alliance: Star Alliance
Pictured above from top: Qantas Airways; EVA Air's Premium Laurel Class; Singapore Airlines; Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS Long-haul aircraft: A330 / A340 Business class seats: 36 / 42 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: Lie-flat beds, 73-inches long Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks at airports, online, mobile check-in Lounges: Dedicated lounges at London Heathrow and in Johannesburg Alliance: Star Alliance
TAM AIRLINES Long-haul aircraft: B777 / A330 Business class seats: 56 / 36 Configuration: 2-3-2 / 2-2-2 Seat type: Angled lie-flat sleeper seats, 63-inches long Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, online, mobile Lounges: Access to Star Alliance lounges in Europe and the Americas, TAM lounges across Brazil Alliance: Star Alliance (moving to oneworld next year)
TAP PORTUGAL Long-haul aircraft: A330 / A340 Business class seats: 24 / 36 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: Lie-flat seats Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, online, mobile Lounges: Access to Star Alliance lounges at Heathrow and Gatwick, plus facilities across the airline’s network Alliance: Star Alliance
THAI AIRWAYS Long-haul aircraft: B747-400 Business Class seats: 40 Configuration: 2-2 Seat type: Fully flat bed Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks Lounges: Dedicated business class lounges Alliance: Star Alliance
TURKISH AIRLINES Long-haul aircraft: A330-200&300 / A340-300 / B777-300ER Business class seats: 22-28 / 34 / 28 Configuration: 2-2-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-3-2 Seat type: Lie-flat and/or fully flat Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, self-service kiosks, online check-in Lounges: Star Alliance lounges across the world Alliance: Star Alliance
UNITED AIRLINES Long-haul aircraft: B747 / B777 / B767 / B757 Business class seats: 52 / 40-50 / 35-39 / 16 Configuration: 2-4-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-1-2 / 2-2-2 Seat type: Fully flat bed Check-in: Dedicated check-in desks, online, mobile Lounges: United Club and Star Alliance lounges network-wide Alliance: Star Alliance
VIRGIN ATLANTIC Long-haul aircraft: B747 / A330 / A340 Business class seats: 14-45 Configuration: Either 1-1-1, 1-2-1 or 1-1 Seat type: Fully flat bed Check-in: Chauffeur-drive transfers, Drive-Thru check-in at Heathrow, dedicated check-in desks at all airports Lounges: Virgin Clubhouse lounges at Heathrow and Gatwick, in all US destinations, and in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Johannesburg. Shared lounges elsewhere Alliance: None
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