Economy Section: British Airways

economy section: ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 We'll tell you what's true, according to The Independent. You can form your own view. While airlines including British Airways offered first class as well as economy, business passengers were thought likely to gravitate to Concorde, which BA started flying in 1976. 1977 British Airways introduces an Executive zone on Heathrow-New York 747 flights, comprising a curtained-off area at the front of the economy section for passengers paying full economy fares. 1978 British Airways' director of commercial operations, Gerry Draper, says the business traveller pays a fare up to three times higher than many discount fares but does not receive enough consideration in return . So he introduces an new class called Club on Boeing 747 jets, between first and economy. From 15p 0.18 0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Innovations include free drinks and inflight entertainment. Subscribe now BA promises Full-fare passengers most of whom are business men and women will enjoy exclusive seating areas onboard their flights. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.