The torture of second class travel With a typical business-class air ticket costing at least twice the economy fare, company accountants often wonder whether the wider seats and free champagne are really worth it.
Some doctors fear that the answer is yes - for safety reasons.
Not the obvious ones, like crashing into the sea or being buzzed by F-16s. These risks are much the same at either end of the plane. Airlines insist that the risk of flight induced DVT is minimal. In fact, no one knows. But there are plausible reasons for worrying.