 Economy class, also called coach class (or just coach), steerage, or standard class, is the lowest class of seating in air travel. Availability of food depends on the airline. Some major carriers no longer serve meals in economy for short haul flights Meals are now only generally provided on international flights. Some airport vendors have started to offer packaged meals to economy travelers that can be carried on to flights. Low-cost carriers, such as Aer Lingus and Ryan air, now charge for food and drinks on flights under two hours long. In addition, many carriers also make economy passengers pay for airport check-in, checked bags, pillows, blankets and headphones.
Some airlines have remarketed economy class because of its poor reputation with customers. Economy has been referred to as 'cattle class' or 'sardine class'. Examples of its rebranding include World Traveller from British Airways, the Kingfisher Class from Kingfisher Airlines, Hospitality/Hospitalité from Air Canada, Fiesta Class by Philippine Airlines, Tourist class at LAN, Classica by Alitalia, and Air France's Voyageur. |