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Five-Window Seats? Airlines Are Betting Billions on First-Class Flights | WSJ Booked
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6:57Now PlayingAir France just unveiled its new first-class suites, where for $11,000 round-trip from New York to Paris, customers can get five windows to themselves. These luxury airplane seats have become fiercely competitive in the aviation industry with companies like Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Etihad all offering lavish cabins. But these new planes have faced delays as Airbus and Boeing struggle to fulfill orders.
WSJ explores some of these investments in luxury upgrades in a period of increasing economic uncertainty and question the long-term demand for these kinds of seats.
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