Several airlines provide beds There are also suggestions that the double-decker giant could carry a casino or children's play area. Airlines are adding more and more features to make flying like staying in a mile-high luxury hotel. Cuisine on some flights is developed by well-known chefs, with several choices for each course and an extensive wine list. The cost of comfort Entertainment is provided by personal screens, sometimes offering a choice of films. But all of this comes at a price - and it is often far more than the average passenger can afford.
Most people are happy to sit in their cramped seat in economy and make the best of it.
And who can blame them when a flight from London to New York can be had for 460 compared with 1,670 in club class and 2,900 in first class. British Airways was criticised for its new strategy of concentrating on business class passengers. But it is also providing a new upgraded economy class, with more legroom and extra hand luggage allowances. Despite the introduction of walnut wood effect decor and linen towels in the washrooms, what most passengers yearn for is simply enough legroom. In the United States, complaints to Congress have prompted some airlines to take out rows of seating to give more legroom.