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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by cm2187 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @06:38PM (#17881420)
But business is roughly double the price of economy. Do you need to buy an extra seat at the same price, or is it just a small premium available when they think the plane will be underbooked?
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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by pisarzp on Thursday August 30, 2018 @06:56PM (#17881535)
It's usually at least 3-4x, not double. On some routes, it's even up to 10x.

Also, here as a couple, you might have this just for 50% more (booking 3 seats instead of 2; assuming price per seat is the same)

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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by mason55 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @07:01PM (#17881570)
Yeah First class on Chicago to Bismarck might be 2x but JFK to Heathrow is an easy 10x
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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by Zombieball on Thursday August 30, 2018 @11:17PM (#17882653)
You just need to look for flight sales (like you would for an economy ticket).

Example:

JFK to FRA, business class, A380 lie flat: $1,996USD

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premium-fare-deals/1894422-s...

That’s only a 2.3x multiple of the $875 economy fare.

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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by willyt on Friday August 31, 2018 @04:24AM (#17883862)
Norwegian is ~$200 single New York - London
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