Business class airline

Business class airline

A business class airline was an airline concept during the mid-2000s involving a number of airlines that operated all-business class services.cite web |url= http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/features/13-business-class-airlines.html |title=Business class airlines: a travel revolution |accessdate=2008-05-30 |last= |first= |date=17 July 2007 |publisher=Just the Flight ] The most prominent such airlines have been Eos Airlines, MAXjet Airways, and Silverjet.. Early on, the idea was considered lucrative, however it was proven to be completely unsustainable when oil prices surpass $100 a barrel. In 2008, once the oil price passed $100 a barrel, all of the airlines ceased operations throughout the year, with the last one ending on May 30, 2008. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7427056.stm |title= Troubled Silverjet stops flights |accessdate=2008-05-30 |last= |first= |date=30 May 2008 |publisher=BBC News ]

Virgin Atlantic and British Airways both proposed founding rival all-business class subsidiaries until the oil crisis put an end to the entire concept. Currently, Singapore Airlines is the only airline to offer an all-business class service. These flights currently ply the Singapore - New York route and will soon commence to Los Angeles.

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