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In a New Era, Luxury Airlines Cater to All Travelers
Lie-flat seats for less, door-to-door chauffeur service, a concierge to handle your luggage: Carriers are raising the bar for service in the sky.
BeOnd will offer premium-cabin-only flights from the Maldives to Dubai and Delhi starting this fall, with a slew of travel perks included.
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Legacy airlines are getting new competition from carriers that are placing luxury front and center.
Buoyed by the growing leisure demand for seats in first class and business class—which has Delta, United and American airlines expanding their premium cabins by from 25% to 75%—these new players are finding fresh ways to cut the drudgery out of commercial flying.