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

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

For a day flight to Europe, he will opt for a premium economy seat—or what he likes to call “the previous business class.”

From The Wall Street Journal

All are de rigueur in today’s business class on U.S. airlines, of course.

From The Wall Street Journal

Corrections & Amplifications The price of the JetBlue business class suite was nearly $3,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They have a business class that’s been popular with the Chinese students.”

From Literature