business class

American  

noun

1. a class of accommodations on an airliner, usually just below first class.

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business class British  

noun

1. a class of air travel which is less luxurious than first class but superior to economy class, intended for business passengers

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adjective

1. of or relating to this class of travel

Example Sentences

United Airlines has scrapped some red-eye and midweek flights, while Air France is charging business class passengers more to offset the fuel burden of their heavier seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

From a purely discount airline in the 1990s, the company refashioned itself into more of a hybrid airline, offering a business class and some transatlantic flights.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

I tried business class once, but the price was too high and the seat still too tight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Ostolaza usually flies business class internationally—and sometimes is upgraded to first because she travels so much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

At eleven a.m., she shuttled to the airport and checked her bags for the night flight to London, business class.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart